Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I differ from Deputy Kenny in that I do not believe there is a choice between one approach and the other. All expenditure must be reduced and it is being reduced. The administrative budgets are multi-annual, as the Deputy knows. Over the three years of the budgets we will seek to reduce administrative budgets along the lines suggested. We started this process this year. It is not a question of "either or". All areas of expenditure, including social welfare-----

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