Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

It inherited an agreement made by the previous Government, which agreement is working. Deputy Ross is well aware that we have succeeded in renegotiating significant elements of that agreement. The work which the Taoiseach is doing today in his discussions with Chancellor Merkel is with a view to our securing continued renegotiation of the terms of that agreement and getting a better deal for Ireland in the future.

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