Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

That is what was being done. I do not have any qualms about it. I have met business people in many contexts. If it is being suggested that something untoward was afoot or that something wrong was being done, it was not. There is not a shred of evidence to suggest there was. Let us, as the Deputy would say, cut to the chase. If the Deputy is suggesting I did anything wrong, then he should say what it is and I will tell him if it is true or not. All the Deputy is doing is painting a picture and suggesting there is something wrong with it.

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