The Taoiseach Enda Kenny will this morning formally ask the Attorney General for advice on whether Ireland should hold a referendum on the new EU fiscal treaty.
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The deal finalised in Brussels last night aims to impose German-style budget discipline on all EU member states.
Opposition parties want the government to give people their say by holding a referendum.
But last night the Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the government would only put the treaty to a vote – if the attorney general advises that it’s necessary.
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