Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The relevant Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, has already indicated that the water services (No. 2) Bill will be brought before the Cabinet on 26 November which means that it will not be long before councils are properly informed about their remit.

With regard to tomorrow's discussion, as the Deputy is aware, the Minister for Finance will take Question Time in the morning when a number of questions related specifically to this issue will be taken. I answered questions from Deputy Micheál Martin in this regard also. The background to the exit strategy has already been published on the websites of the European Stability Mechanism and the International Monetary Fund. Ireland did not make an application for a formal precautionary credit line based on the information, comments, observations and advice of a range of independent entities such as the Central Bank and the National Treasury Management Agency, elements of the troika and political leaders, as well as other parties. The Government has made a very clear and decisive move to exit without a credit line. The Minister for Finance will give any other detail available tomorrow morning.

The Deputy referred to a comment made by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, on some information that he wanted to publish. It will be published. There is nothing to stop that happening.

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