Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)

-----he will be able to come to the conclusion that it is time for a referendum when he announces, before 31 March, that the Anglo Irish Bank promissory deal is done. I would suspect the Taoiseach will surprise everybody in this House with the speed with which the Cabinet suddenly will be able to come to that conclusion.

Finally, can I ask the Taoiseach a question? The Taoiseach stated yesterday that there would not be a second referendum. What happens if M. Hollande is elected in France and he negotiates a new fiscal treaty, as he has promised?

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