Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Deputy is entitled to ask for a debate on an issue at the Whips' meeting. All of the detail of the headline spoken of by the Deputy was raised and dealt with at Question Time with the Minister for Finance yesterday. As the Deputy is aware, this Government took over when certain obligations were signed by the previous Administration, and those figures are not new. If the Deputy wishes to have a debate about any issue, he should feel free to raise it at the Whips' meeting, the appropriate forum to do so.

See this speech in context