Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I asked two of the questions, Nos. 5 and 7. In his London speech, after meeting Prime Minister Cameron, the Taoiseach stated he had held discussions with Chancellor Merkel and President Sarkozy concerning Ireland's position. I asked him about the talks he had with those heads of state. There is a growing awareness or sense that to a degree the Taoiseach's international context is being overspun in order to give the impression of more radical action. What the Taoiseach outlined in his reply does not amount to much. I am surprised that in his calendar, even into June, there is no sense of a substantive bilateral encounter to take place with any of the major European leaders, in spite of the diplomatic initiative the Taoiseach stated he and the Tánaiste were launching. Since the Taoiseach's Berlin election stunt there has not been very much-----

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