Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Yes, it did and if the Deputy remembers in the previous 12 years they increased by 330%. When the Deputy remembers two years, he should remember 12 as well. This Government too will be measured by the policies it implements, but it will be judged in the first instance next week on the commitments it gave, the commitments it repeated and the manner in which it sought to implement them.

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