Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The European leaders are very well aware of Ireland's position. Ireland has voted over the years in respect of European Union treaty after European Union treaty and the Irish people have made their decisions on that very clear, no more so than in the recent 60-40 decision in respect of the fiscal stability treaty. That is what this is about. It is about consolidating and strengthening the euro within the eurozone. I answered a question yesterday by saying we support in principle the question of a banking union, which is something that would be in every country's interest in regard to having a streamlined, efficient, working banking system across all countries in the eurozone. European leaders are well aware of the importance of sovereignty in a country like this and they are well aware of our attitude towards a federal Europe. Let me repeat it again for the Deputy. His first question was whether we are being sleepwalked into something like a total federal Europe. The answer is "No".

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