NEW : IMF , the National Treasury Management Agency ministers `` welcome '' The United Kingdom 's request for financial assistance . NEW : Sweden , Sweden may offer separate loans to Ireland . Last May , those two bodies bailed Greece out to the tune of 110 billion euros ( currently $ 150 billion ) . NEW : Taxes could rise and two will be cut , Ireland 's prime minister says . Ireland 's finance minister said the country would ask for 110 billion euros .
NEW : IMF , the National Treasury Management Agency ministers `` welcome '' The United Kingdom 's request for financial assistance . NEW : Sweden , Sweden may offer separate loans to Ireland . NEW : Taxes could rise and two will be cut , Ireland 's prime minister says . Ireland 's finance minister said the country would ask for 110 billion euros .