Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I certainly hope so. We wish the company well with its restructuring proposals.

Deputy Gilmore asked whether I will meet President Bush. The honest answer is that I do not know. He will visit Northern Ireland and I do not know whether I will have an opportunity to meet him then. I met him on a couple of occasions previously. I met him when I was Minister for Foreign Affairs at the US-EU meeting in Dromoland Castle a number of years ago. I also met Senator McCain in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs and I met Senator Clinton. I have no plans to meet them. I do not think I am top of the agenda at present.

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