Finance Ministers’ Meeting (Ireland) Debate

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Naomi Long

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Finance Ministers’ Meeting (Ireland)

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Points of Order
Wednesday 17th November 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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I hear what my hon. Friend says about the crisis. Let me be absolutely clear: no request for support has yet come from the Irish Government. It is important that we ensure that the Irish economy is stabilised—it is in our national interests to do so.

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I thank the Minister for the reassurance he has already provided in not ruling out intervention or assistance should it be required. Will he provide further reassurance that he will give special consideration to the situation in Northern Ireland, where many of the Irish banks to which he refers are operational and indeed on which many of our businesses rely?

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