Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My question relates specifically to Questions Nos. 17 and 18, which pertain to the retrospective recapitalisation of the pillar banks. I noted the chairperson of the Eurogroup last week stated there was no political support in the Eurogroup for retroactive recapitalisation of the banks. Does the Taoiseach agree this is a hammer blow? At the time, Sinn Féin warned that the spin from the Government, which was to describe the initial Eurogroup statement as a game changer or, as the Taoiseach described it, as a seismic shift, was overselling it. Does the Taoiseach have a plan - a cunning plan - to ensure this issue does not effectively fall off the European agenda?

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