Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Obviously, the view of the IMF and the ECB in terms of burden sharing and bondholders is clear. Our engagement with the US Treasury is conducted by officials from the Department of Finance and we are in regular contact with it. As late as just a couple of weeks ago, one of the senior officials was actually in Washington discussing with the Treasury the connections that continue to exist between here and the United States.

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