Poll indicates support for bailout
Most Irish people support the multi-billion euro bailout from the international community, but believe it represents a loss in sovereignty, a new poll has shown.
The controversial deal to salvage the State’s economy has divided politicians, but a survey showed that 51% of people polled said they backed the plan.
But a further 37% opposed the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU)..
The Dáil this week voted by a margin of 81 to 75 votes to accept the €85bn bailout, but an Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll has reflected public divisions on the issue.
When pollsters asked if Ireland had surrendered sovereignty by accepting the bailout a total of 56% agreed it had, though 33% disagreed.
Many of those surveyed were undecided on both counts, with 12% unsure whether or not they supported taking the loan, while 11% had no opinion on whether sovereignty had been compromised.
The survey took place on Monday and Tuesday, ahead of Wednesday’s Dáil vote.
The opinion poll included a representative sample of 1,000 voters and involved face-to-face interviews at 100 sampling points in all 43 constituencies.
