Mr. Brian Cowen:

Well, I've taken ... I take full responsibility in relation to my handling of the crisis. And, you know, people will apportion blame and responsibility wherever they will. I'm just simply saying that, as Taoiseach, I take my share of the responsibility in respect of what happened. And I do so because I'm duty bound to do that. Now, for political reasons or party political reasons, people will apportion a certain amount of blame greater than maybe is my due, but that's politics. But I have at all times sought to do what was right for the country, to do what was right in a very difficult situation, to play our part in helping restore our public finances to a semblance of being able to get back growth and get going again, and I believe that we contributed to that, albeit in, as I say, you know, with horrendous decisions to have to contemplate. But we did it, and were prepared to do it. And, as I say, the responsibility I accept is where ... where it lies at the Taoiseach's office, I accept it. It's as simple as that. And that covers everything, all aspects of the work I did.