Coalition will discuss debt deal with troika

IRELAND’S bid to get a better deal on its bank bailout debts will be raised with the EU/IMF/ECB troika that rules on Irish financial policy.

The three-man team is back in Dublin to effectively inspect the Department of Finance’s books and ensure that the Coalition is keeping its side of the deal to ensure that emergency loans continue to flow into the country to keep essential services going.

The 10-day visit occurs every three months as the troika checks on Irish economic and fiscal management after the Fianna Fáil-Green government handed over large swathes of economic sovereignty to the EU, IMF and ECB in the November 2010 financial crisis.