Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I do not know how to respond to some of what the Deputies had to say. This Parliament has a duty to discharge, this Government has a duty to discharge and we will have a democratic debate on an important issue for the economic future of the country. This Government has the same and due authority as any other Government that has had the privilege to serve in this Parliament and it derives its authority precisely from the majority it enjoys in this House.

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