Mr. Brian Cowen:

Yes, I think Brian ... Brian obviously had a ... he'd a very tough job and he did it very, very well and he was a very capable Minister. And I was very happy to appoint him Minister for Finance and I'm glad I did. He ... you know, there was a lot of balls in the air and he was trying to keep them all but, certainly, as far I'm concerned and as far as the Cabinet were concerned, he would keep us informed generally.