Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

-----one can trip over a mine and have something arise from left-field that no one ever mentioned. One must deal with it. I will defend my time in the Department any time the Deputy wishes. If he has any issue he wants to raise with me in respect of my tenure in the Department, he should fee free to do so. He should feel free to table a question any time.

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