Gilmore denies Govt seeking changes to EU Treaty
The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore is denying the Government is demanding changes to the proposed Inter-Governmental Treaty in order to avoid a referendum here.
Mr Gilmore has told the Dáil that, despite a number of rewrites of a draft presented before Christmas, it is still "a work in progress".
He also said whatever agreement is arrived at to save the euro will be put to the people, if that is what the Constitution requires.
Mr Gilmore said: "That is not the primary objective of the Government. The primary objective is to work with others in Europe to bring stability, in the first instance, to the euro and the eurozone and to ensure that the European economy grows.
"Secondly in doing that, to do so in a way that secures the best possible deal and arrangement for this country and for the tax payers and the public of this country."
