Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)

I cannot say I disagree with anything the Taoiseach said because he said nothing, but I would like him to recognise that these summits, to which he referred, are important and that what comes out of them is important. They are relevant to the treaty he is urging us to vote on. He talks about growth and the growth agreement but if there is no change to the treaty and if there is a growth agreement or a compact for growth, which is dependent on the treaty or vice versa, he will be asking us to vote in a vacuum on 31 May.

The game has changed in Europe; let us recognise that.

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