Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)

I am sure we will not. I will ask the Taoiseach a supplementary question. It is a serious question and I would like him to answer it. Is the Minister for Finance in his negotiations with the European Central Bank and Olli Rehn intent on focusing simply on the terms of the Irish sovereign debt or is he prepared to look at, and is he looking for, a write-off of some of the substantial capital?

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