Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied from his discussions with Chancellor Osborne in London and Minister Wilson in Stormont that the June 22 British emergency budget will not have deleterious implications for this State's economy, for the Border economy, or for the Thirty-two County economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26079/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Government is strongly committed to practical and mutual beneficial North/South cooperation. Minister Wilson and I have met on a number of occasions and we discussed matters of mutual interest, including the economic challenges facing both jurisdictions and the potential for improved outcomes through North South co-operation. I met with Chancellor Osborne at recent meetings in Brussels and I expect to continue to meet him and the other European Finance Ministers at future ECOFIN Council meetings. However, I have no plans to meet either the Chancellor or Minister Wilson in the context of UK Budget due on the 22nd of June.