Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)

I welcome the chance to say a few words on this debate. We need to bring some realism to it because information is being disseminated and people are forming their own opinions on what will happen in terms of the review and suggested renegotiation of the EU-IMF programme. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, did not claim a victory yesterday.

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