Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I want her to understand we do not deal with anonymous people or anonymous reports. The reporter for The Irish Times is a very good reporter and a responsible person. I have no idea in the world as to the official he refers to, or the quoted comments. If that is the case and that speculative report were to be true does that not belie everything the Deputy has been saying for a very long time, namely, that Ireland has no influence in Europe? If that report were true here is a case where 25 countries agree, according to the words of that official, there should not be a referendum in Ireland in any circumstances? We would have, therefore, enormous influence in Europe, in spite of what the Deputy's leader stated yesterday.

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