Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I would not say I got too much praise for it. The next question will be: "Why don't you extend it to another 27 bodies that you did not include the last time?" It is the same old story. We all know how difficult things are in the country at the moment. People have work to do and they must get on with it. While this is an important part of that it should not dominate.

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