Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I am pleased to hear the Taoiseach state this because I was rising to ask the same question. Time needs to be set aside for this issue. Rather than having a debate, the Dáil and the people need to know what contingencies the Government has put in place in the case of a Greek default. We need to discuss any plan the Government has. We need to know whether the Taoiseach has spoken directly to any of the other European leaders. There is much speculation about plans being made for states to hand over significant fiscal powers to Europe. We need to know whether the Taoiseach would support such a move. Will he set aside time to make a statement on this issue? Perhaps he will take the opportunity today to clarify this point.

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