Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)

That must be acknowledged. Citigroup described the deal as a compact for low growth. That leaves a great deal of unfinished business for Ireland and particularly for this Government.

There are two elements to my question. The first is the debt which the Taoiseach will say he will come to at the next summit. The second is unemployment, an issue which is not of great interest to Germany. Yesterday, it was announced unemployment in Germany had gone down from 6.8% to 6.7% while, at the same time as the Taoiseach came back with this deal, EUROSTAT announced unemployment in Europe is at its highest level since the euro was introduced in 1998.

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