Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister welcomed his old friends the troika back to the capital city in recent weeks. Obviously, the troika is still monitoring us and will do so for some time into the future. Members of the Opposition no longer have the opportunity to engage with the troika during its visits, but it is reported that mortgage debt, housing, water, issues in the wider economy and some of the delayed legislation on the reform of legal services and so forth were top of the agenda. Were water charges and the Government's climb-down in that regard discussed in detail with the troika? What other areas were discussed? What type of report, if any, will the troika submit as a result of its visit?

See this speech in context