Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

With respect, the Taoiseach must know what it means because it has been proposed by some of the larger states. Having taken monetary power, they want to take fiscal power. It has been proposed by the French and Germans, and the Taoiseach needs to stand very firmly against it. He should take the opportunity to decide on this now. He should pretend we are talking about taking money from old people.

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