Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Government has increased spending in this area by 400% and I am proud of what we have done in this area. I was a sponsor of that work myself when I was Minister of Health and Minister for Finance. I remind Deputy Kenny that he was a member of a Government that would not even provide €1 million for emergency services for people. That is his record.

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