Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

The jobs plan will be launched next week. Later that week or during the following week time will be allocated for statements in the House. As I am sure the Deputy is aware, because it has been widely flagged, the plan will contain a number of initiatives targeted at helping the SME sector and kick-starting job creation in it.

The Government has requested the advice of the Attorney General on the eurozone fiscal compact. The fiscal responsibility Bill will have a role in that context because of the undertaking we have given. The Minister for Finance has done an amount of detailed work on the Bill which will be brought before the House in the context of the Attorney General's advice being received and of decisions to be made by the Government about the fiscal compact.

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