Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

First of all, I liked him and respected him. News of his untimely death came in when the Government was having a meeting in Farmleigh and I did it outside the door at Farmleigh for the one o'clock news what you've just quoted. You know, I wanted to be consistent with the attitude I had taken when I was opposing him in opposition. And I had said in opposition on interviews that I agreed largely with the fiscal policy he was pursuing but I didn't agree with the banking policy. So, it was a reiteration of what I had done when I was the spokesman opposing him, but he'd have known that, like, but we, you know ... I mean, it's pretty well-known around Leinster House we spent a lot of time together, you know.