Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

—— and things are going terribly badly because we are in government. It is really an attempt by the Opposition parties to overcome the frustration at being out of power, which I can understand. I look forward to next year and having a sensible, literate, informed debate on the economic and social direction the country should take, which will not be based on fatigued government or energetic opposition. Let it be based on facts and let the people make their choice on the basis of real information rather than the disinformation that has passed for debate in this House for the past two nights.

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