Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

------a genuinely honest debate in regard to how we deal with the problems that beset this country to continue to come into this House and suggest that history was different then and that one now has the opportunity to rewrite that history. That serves no purpose. It is also intellectually dishonest and takes away from the credibility of those who wish to come and advocate a way forward in the context of the very different situation we find ourselves in today.

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