Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Adams invited me down memory lane. I recall that when the Deputy was involved in complex and long lasting negotiations he described those who claimed the negotiations would not be successful as naysayers. That is a phrase which could describe his attitude to the current negotiations. We should consider what has already been achieved. In June a decision was taken to separate bank and sovereign debt. Twelve months earlier people said that could not be achieved.

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