Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)

Ireland's bailout agreement as negotiated by the previous Government is with the IMF, the European Commission and the European Central Bank; it is not with the American Government. I intend discussing it with the European Central Bank, which is the body that does not agree to burden sharing with senior bondholders and I already discussed it in Washington with the IMF. I discussed it with the relevant parties and I did not make allegations against the United States Secretary of the Treasury as the Deputy has done in the House without any evidence of which I know.

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