Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Deputy Gerry Adams is the person who said that when he was elected to the Oireachtas, he would tell the troika to take its money with it. However, he has refused to tell the public how he would propose to deal with the consequences of that action. The ECB has advanced €110 billion to keep services in this country going. The Deputy has failed to point out how he would pay teachers, gardaí and nurses and fill ATM machines to keep the economy moving. I do not have access to a list of the names of bondholders. The bigger benefit to the country lies in supporting the Government in explaining to our European colleagues that showing greater flexibility in our meeting a promissory note of €30 billion over a period of ten years would bring great benefit to every citize. If we can arrive at a successful conclusion to these discussions, it will have an impact on the deficit and make it easier for us to repay our debt. Ireland is heading in the right direction. This is not easy; it is very challenging and impacts on services. We must make choices as to how we will maintain front-line services to the best of our ability. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked a legitimate question about maintaining such services.

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