Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

We had no wish to be involved in this loan repayment scheme. We were led into it, despite the denials of the previous Government. I remind Deputies that the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Gilmore, has met his counterparts in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Spain the past two weeks, as part of the diplomatic connection that happens on a regular basis-----

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