Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The figures are the figures that are in the EU-IMF programme. That programme will remain in place irrespective of the treaty. The EU-IMF programme we are in takes precedence. The text of the treaty makes it clear that programme countries, such as Ireland, remain in the programme until they exit it. There is no change in the figures for the debt-to-GDP ratio in the treaty. We are committed to getting the debt-to-GDP below 60%, which was always the rule in respect of our membership of the euro. As I said earlier-----

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