Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

Mr. Max Watson elaborated on that point at a press conference later that day, when he said that Ireland "got out in front" of the problem and was not consistently driven along by events. He suggested that some other countries reacted "slowly" to markets when they were trying to explain these matters to their populations. Mr. Watson said that by staying "ahead of the curve", Ireland has been effective in dealing with markets.

The Leader of the Opposition decided to table this motion. The collective basis of the motion is not quite clear.

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