Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

I am asking a question. Does the Minister see himself as an equal partner in ECOFIN? Has he, for example, outlined the four steps he believes we should take in order to resolve the crisis in the eurozone? He continually comes before the House and refers to resolving the Greek crisis and outlines the Government's agenda to ensure there will be no negative impact on Ireland. I would like him to state that if there is a debt write-down in Greece, this must be extended to Ireland. I want him to indicate to ECOFIN, which he attends as an equal, that he will accept no less than a debt write-down for Ireland if such a write-down occurs in Greece.

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