Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

-----which is a very relevant matter to raise in this House. People are looking for fairness and equity, especially with regard to higher civil servants and those who earn less than €30,000. There are many issues where fairness and equity arise in political discussions in this forum and that was the point I was making.

I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to ask the Minister for Finance to come to the House to discuss the loan of €1.5 billion to Greece. It is crucial this House has an opportunity to discuss this important topic today as there are significant implications. Everyone outside the House can see the pressure on the euro and the deteriorating situation in Greece where three people have died in a fire today as a result of street protests in which a bank was fire-bombed. This is a very serious situation. There are threats to the stability of the euro which has significant implications for this country. It would be very appropriate to have a debate today on that issue. My amendment to the Order of Business would allow a discussion on the loan to Greece.