Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have two and a half minutes so I will only mention one or two issues. The first is the €672 billion next generation EU recovery plan. The EU Commission has already issued positive assessments of recovery and resilience plans for 12 member states. The Taoiseach said our plan was submitted on 28 May. I have two questions. First, why were we not with the first 12 member states? Was there a delay and, if so, what caused it?

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