Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This seems to be an echo of the identical type of question from Deputy Boyd Barrett. I have not held any discussions with my Greek counterpart or any Greek officials since the referendum was held in Greece on 5 July. The agreement reached on 13 July is not a new deal. Rather, it sets out the modalities for the conduct of negotiations with a view towards the reaching of agreement.

I will repeat what I said in response to Deputy Boyd Barrett. It is incumbent on the Greek authorities to recognise their need to proceed to legislate, which I am sure the sovereign parliament will do, on the matter of value added tax, pensions and reforms by 15 July, and a further set of reforms by the following week, 22 July. Only when and if that course of action is completed and passed and the legislation is enacted in the sovereign parliament in Athens can discussions on the new programme commence.

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