Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

That is for sure. The Deputy should not worry about. I will not contaminate the Deputy's group with my presence.

If the Deputy is saying we should leave the €15 billion in, then one is talking about continuing with the deficits we have. It is clearly the case that there is no access to funds available to this country on that basis and, therefore, by July 2011, when the Deputy goes up to Monaghan for his weekend sojourn after being in the House - if he is still here after the next election - he will be have to explain to his constituents how Sinn Féin will get them their social welfare payments even though we have suddenly run out of money but he will be able to say to them "But do not worry, Sinn Féin has a plan". I would love to know what that plan will be.

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