Mr. Brian Cowen:

You know, I am answering the question. Because basically, it's really ... it's a question of integrity. It's a question of my integrity as a person. It's a question of whether I would conduct public affairs in that way and the answer is "No". And I look to 27 years of public life, against me going to play a game of golf on a particular day, and I put those two against each other. And that's all I can do for you. I can't satisfy a curiosity that I can't satisfy because nothing untoward happened. But if people want to set it up as if something happened, I mean, I can't do anything about that only to say, here under oath, that there's no substance to it. And there's no indication, subsequently, that there is any substance to it, because it's not the way I operate. Contact does not denote collusion with people. I make up me own mind on issues of importance. I was given a job of responsibility to do; I did it to the very best of my ability. It is unfortunate from an optical point of view that people say, "Well, there, there, there" ... you know, that happened, and people want to put some, sort of, a wrong spin on it. Yes, of course, I'd rather it didn't happen. I'm sure the other people rather it didn't happen too because someone is trying to look into something-----