Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Deputy and I know the benefit of these discussions and I hope they will be concluded. As the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, pointed out, these are matters in the medium term in any event. They are technical and very complex issues. However, from Ireland's perspective, the troika recognises that Ireland's economic position could be eased somewhat by having lower interest rates over a longer period which would make it easier to deal with our deficit and the repayments of our debt.

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