Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I am under no illusion that I should not be able to satisfy the Deputy, no matter what answer I gave him, in any event, bar I did not have the policy I am implementing. He would be prepared to say there should not be any moratorium at all. He is in the position of being able to sit in the luxury of the back benches and in effect say, "No change to this, more of this, that and the other and we do not care where the money comes from".

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