Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)

During the French presidential election, François Hollande, then a candidate said that he would not ratify this treaty as is and that he would look for measures regarding growth and jobs to be put in place. On several occasions when those of us on the "No" side, including Sinn Féin, made this point clear, the Government challenged us. The French Finance Minister, Pierre Moscovici, has now repeated that assertion that France will not ratify as is, but will negotiate to seek significant changes on growth and jobs. That has now clearly led to that perspective being raised at the G8 gathering that took place in the past week. What I want to say is-----

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