Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I do not ask for a debate, I want to give the reasons for my opposition to the proposal. We asked last week for a debate on the eurozone crisis and this crisis trumps anything on the agenda for today or tomorrow in its urgency and importance. I find it extraordinary that this Parliament is the last place to debate and discuss the eurozone crisis when the entire world, at this stage, is discussing it and some fundamental questions regarding the eurozone which pertain to Ireland, are on the agenda while this House is not discussing it.

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