Simon Harris: “No other country, the US, Russia, or anybody else, should have a veto in relation to that.”

I am also pleased to confirm that to support small and medium enterprises, and to ease the PRSI impact on employers from an increase in the national minimum wage, the Minister for Social Protection will increase the employer PRSI threshold…

There aren't carve-outs here. There are clear criteria, timelines and transition periods, and that again is part of the art of compromise.

A practical step towards a more integrated, competitive and resilient European economy

It is something the Government is committed to... It is in the Programme for Government, and Minister (Patrick) O'Donovan will now work with stakeholders to devise a Culture Card in the months ahead.