Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The fiscal responsibility Bill will be dealt with after the referendum. That is the intention. We have made it clear from the beginning that the fiscal responsibility Bill would be published but that it would not be taken through the House in advance of the referendum. The people of this country make the decision in respect of what is or is not in our Constitution and whether we ratify the treaty. That is the people's choice. With regard to ratifying the treaty, the French Government has made it clear that what it is seeking, as this Government is seeking, are growth measures-----

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