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European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: We do not know whether a referendum-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am answering the question about whether-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: We do not yet know what is the final text.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: One does not know what will be in the text of an international agreement until it is concluded.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: It is only at that point-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: We have not signed up to an international agreement that has not been concluded yet. We have signed up to a political statement that emerged from the summit, which has been misrepresented in the House on a number of occasions. For example, assertions have been made here that it is an austerity agreement. Deputies should read it. It states that it will rest on an enhanced governance to...

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Dooley did not read that bit. Second, it has been asserted by a number of Members that there is no intervention here but there is a significant intervention here. There is an additional €500 billion for the EFSF in addition to what has been drawn down-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----and an additional €200 billion for the IMF-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----and a commitment that the size of the EFSF-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That may well be the case and that is all the more reason that we pull back from the political exchanges in this Chamber that are, frankly, going on in a bit of a bubble-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----because the people are more worried about-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----the state of the euro, where it is going and stability for the euro.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: For Members to come into the House, as one did, to say it is only about "a bloody currency". Let me tell the House about "a bloody currency". People are worried about the value of the euro in their pocket.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is committed to working to ensure stability and security is brought to the currency that we share.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The importance of that is, if we want to attract and secure investment in Europe, including investment in this country, and job creation, we have to deal with the problem in the eurozone. There is no point in anybody drifting away from that core mission, which has to be undertaken. That is objective No. 1. Objective No. 2 is that we get within that context the best deal for this country.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That is why the Taoiseach wrote a letter to President van Rompuy and that is why he made it clear, given at the time the bank restructuring and bank recapitalisation was undertaken here, the instruments being provided for in this agreement were not available to us, we want access to them. I hear the scepticism being expressed about this but the same scepticism was expressed from the same...

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There is the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: First-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: First, this is a hugely important issue. That is why we had a debate about it last week. That is why the Taoiseach came into the House before the summit and spoke about it. We have had a long debate and discussion here during the course of today. There are two committees of the House, both of which have a key role to play in this area. There is the Joint Committee on European Union...

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----in the letter the Taoiseach sent to President Van Rompuy and reiterated by him at the summit meeting. It is in the national interest to ensure that the euro is secure and succeeds and that the measures agreed at the summit meeting succeed. These are issues to which we can return in future debates and discussions. When we return to those, it would be interesting to hear where Sinn Féin...