Michael Mullins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Greeks would be well and truly up on the rocks.It proved the point that the money would have run out and we would have been in dire straits, with no reputation internationally. What company would invest in Greece when there is such uncertainty at present?

I welcome the announcement at 11 o'clock this morning that following discussions, an agreement has been reached with the Republic of Iran on its nuclear programme. I ask the Leader to call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Government to reopen the embassy in Tehran. It was irresponsible of this Government to close that embassy. As a former Minister of State with responsibility for trade, I visited Iran and found we were building up a great relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was damaged by the premature closure of the embassy. I call for an immediate reopening of this embassy. Our links with Iran are a counteraction to the ISIL proposals because the Islamic Republic of Iran is an Islamic state, controlled by the Ayatollah with a limited democracy.