Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

He might like to take this opportunity to illuminate us further on whether he will be Taoiseach at that stage.

We discussed earlier the Council meeting of 29 April at which guidelines will be agreed. The Taoiseach and the Government have four weeks in which to speak to our EU partners. I believe it is necessary to amend the existing paragraph 11 guideline we discussed earlier. It is currently cast in a vague and unsatisfactory manner. We now need an assertive, clear and decisive position. Would the Taoiseach be prepared to propose an amendment to paragraph 11? Would he be prepared to discuss a possible amendment to paragraph 11 with the rest of us? Given that the Easter recess will begin at the end of next week, will the Government agree to hold a debate on these EU guidelines next week?

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