Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

There are two sets of legislation here. First, there is legislation from the Minister for Finance on the EFSF which is on the actual support programme. That legislation is being prepared and the Minister will introduce it in the House shortly. Separate legislation deals with the ratification of the treaty change. I am preparing that legislation and I intend to bring it to Government shortly and then before the House. As the Deputy is aware, the Government's advice is that a referendum is not required on that measure. The legislation will be brought before the House and debated and it will be a matter for the House to decide whether it wishes to approve it in order to ratify the treaty.

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