Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The value for the Irish taxpayer and the Irish people lies in translating that decision into reality by reducing the scale of the debt challenge that we face and that must come on two fronts. One is following through, with the euro group, on the decision of the European Council and the other is in respect of the promissory notes related to the former Anglo Irish Bank with the European Central Bank, which I dealt with earlier in response to Deputy McDonald. They are the twin objectives of the Government and I assure Deputy Higgins that there is a great deal of real conversation going on in this regard. I hope we can bring about a conclusion in the shortest possible timeframe. I have set dates for one but the other is a work in progress over the longer term.

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