Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I have just explained to the Deputy that I cannot give any commitment about publishing a report until it is received and considered by the Government. When the Government receives the report, it will decide in what way it will deal with it. It was commissioned to assist in ensuring that the Government, facing into a very difficult situation, gets a full and comprehensive review of all spending programmes and can consider all the options which may be available to it. I point out, of course, that none of them is easy and all involve considerable consideration by the Government. However, we will take those decisions in due course and in a timely and appropriate fashion. This is an input into that.

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