Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

——and I do not accept that one should be blasé about it, given what is being done. The Government must take account of what is developing. Developments took place yesterday and this morning in the United Kingdom of which we must take cognisance. I am being careful to ensure this State takes an appropriate, rather than an inordinate, risk. This is what I am trying to ensure.

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