Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

No, he did not. He stated that we brought forward a glossy strategy and that while he hoped it was there, he did not know what was its basis. It is based on the policies of the IDA and Enterprise Ireland. Consequently, if he wishes to question the ability of Frank Ryan and Barry O'Leary to deliver, he should say so openly because that is the basis on which those figures are geared and have been brought forward.

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