Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The only point I would make is that I have answered a question on the tribunal and issues arising in recent weeks so I refer the Deputy to that detailed response to the questions asked then.

As regards the report of the Moriarty tribunal, it is a matter for the chairman of the tribunal to decide how he wishes to proceed. He has used a different method from other tribunals in trying to avoid greater costs to the taxpayer in terms of how he has conducted that detailed, complicated inquiry. I refer again to previous answers to specific questions on the matter. I make the point that there is no change in the Estimate provision for this year.

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