Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The treaty should not be a simple case of "we are in or we are out". I ask the Taoiseach the conditionality that is being attached to this treaty in terms of our participation in the permanent European stability mechanism and our capacity to draw funds from the bailout programme.

The Taoiseach's silence to date has been deafening. Can he outline to the House the exact position of the Irish Government on the proposed treaty? Will it affect the existing bailout programme? Can he indicate whether it will be possible to enshrine the new EU treaty in national legislation, or is a referendum required?

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