Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

----- in a focused way over coming days sitting down to see in what way assistance can be provided to ensure that these issues are dealt with properly and appropriately in present circumstances. There has been no question of the Government - as was being stated all over the weekend - being in a negotiation for a bailout. Those sorts of pejorative terms do not assist either. Very simply we are working with colleagues in respect of issues that are arising in the euro area and are affecting Ireland. We want to work with them to see in what way we can address those issues.

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