Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

In regard to the preface remarks made by Deputy Kenny, this Government has set itself the task for the past number of months to produce a four year plan and to bring forward a budget, which I am glad to say had the support of the majority in this House. I welcome that this has been the case, that people in this House have been sufficiently capable of looking at where the national interest lies at this time.

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