Thomas Byrne
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first heard May 2026
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And essentially that is revised figures in the budget where we basically where we see things standing at this particular moment.
And then the discussions move to the level of the leaders.
The leaders have been having discussions but they're not they're not fully at the leaders' level yet.
leaders take up the negotiations then the aim is to finish them by Christmas.
And if I'm totally honest as well, um our negotiating box, which we haven't decided what what way it's going or what will be in it, um it's just to be clear, it's not necessarily what the Irish government believes in terms of its own policy.
It's what the Irish government believes is the best consensus achievable at the moment by the European Member States.
And we're doing that as presidency, uh as a kind of an independent, honest broker to get agreement among the Member States.
But there's a lot more
agreement I hope to be reached after the Irish government puts forward the negotiating box when it gets to the level of the leaders.
And I think you'll see pretty intensive negotiations.
And it could go either way.
Like I mean the some of the some of the Member States are saying we're spending too much money, some of them are saying in fact we're not spending enough.
So the question is where do you draw draw the balance?
And it has real impacts on people in Ireland.
That's that's what I'm acutely conscious of.
Yeah and
There's different interpretations of that, but I think it's important to remember that the proposal from the Commission is from over a year ago.
It's up to the Member States actually to agree what the final what the final m multiannual financial framework would be or the long term budget.
So those discussions are still very much underway.
And indeed whatever we propose, as I said, in two weeks' time or three weeks' time, um, will not be the final figures as well, and they will not necessarily reflect what the Irish government in its own
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