Mr. Brian Cowen:

Look, there was an election going on. There was an area of policy here that others were saying they wanted to do this, that and the other. I felt it was gone too far ... was going too far. And obviously, I was asked, "Are there areas that we can do to assist here?", and I said, "We'll do something that's consistent with our policy position always and that is support first-time buyers only."