• Ministers showed sense of unity to safe guard stability
  • Future crisis resolution mechanism does not apply to currently outstanding debt
  • Ireland certain to meet necessary fiscal targets (just like Greece!)
  • Ireland committed to working with EU, ECB, IMF to address market risks, especially in banking sector
  • Ireland been working with Europe to resolve banking sector problems, talks now intensifying
  • Regard intensification as preparation for potential aid program, should it be necessary