Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)

I will get straight to the issue. My interpretation of the diplomatic issue when it was announced saw it as countering the narrative sent out that Ireland was reckless, feckless and irresponsible and therefore we must now be prudent and have austerity to cleanse us of all that. It is critical that we lean on those esteemed international views to counter the narrative and tell the truth about what happened here. The vast majority of Irish people were failed by those in authority and those whom they trusted at the time. This Government has such a strong mandate because it promised to right all those wrongs. What are we doing strategically in terms of our European and international partners, including the other 186 members states of IMF? What have we done to engage with the IMF in terms of its regulatory role and what are the timeframes and objectives of this initiative?

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