Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Government makes decisions on the basis of its own figures. We make these decisions after we receive the figures which are being published transparently and will be explained by officials of the Department of Finance. As that is long-established practice, there can be no suggestion from Deputy Gilmore or anybody else of spin. The figures will be published by the Department, which is the norm.

See this speech in context