Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Sinn Féin is wrong in several respects. The passing of the treaty will ratify an agreement under which we will write into our domestic law budgetary discipline measures as part of the fiscal responsibility legislation. Sinn Féin is also wrong in its assertion that the Government had been in listening mode and did not make proposals. In fact it was the Government as far back as last year which argued for a growth agenda in Europe and put it on the agenda. I am delighted-----

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