Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

That figure is not yet available to us from the Financial Regulator. It is being conducted at the moment and work is being finalised on it. As soon as the figure is communicated to us it will be provided.

On the question of the guarantee raised by Deputy Gilmore, the Labour Party alone in this House voted against the guarantee. It has since sought to rewrite history to suggest that it merely objected to the extent of the guarantee. The truth is it opposed the guarantee in principle tooth and nail. Had it been in government the vista painted by the Governor of the Central Bank would now be our reality. What is being portrayed by both Deputy Kenny and Deputy Gilmore in their questions, which suggests that this is the worst decision ever made, is not borne out by the report from the Governor of the Central Bank in whom I presume they repose confidence——

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