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Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: If the Deputy's concern and outrage is genuine, there is no need to peddle that sort of untruth. He does not need to.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: The second point relates to the question of principle that the Deputy has indicated is involved.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: I will respond to the point. Shouting at me does not get the Deputy anywhere either, by the way. There are many Deputies on the other side of the House, who at the time of this scheme's introduction and since, are on the record as saying they were not in favour of that universality being provided.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: So therefore it clearly was not a principle then. Perhaps it is a principle now because the Deputy sees a political opportunity.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: Be that as it may, it is the Deputy's version of leadership.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: I will not take barracking from the Deputy either.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: I listened——

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: I listened in silence to the Deputy's comments.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am entitled to respond. When I do so and the Deputy does not like it he speaks of people lecturing. I am not lecturing the Deputy but I am stating the facts. The facts are that my version of leadership was to go on television on Friday to say I would find another solution to this problem that would be within the parameters of budgetary discipline.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: It is the duty of the Government, not the Opposition, to stand over that. It has the luxury of being able to come forward with a phony budget strategy and not be answerable to anyone.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Deputies are pretty good at giving it now.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy will have to take the facts. The facts are Fine Gael has a budgetary strategy and the Deputy has that luxury as Leader of the Opposition.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: The sort of leadership he provides——

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: ——is that in respect of every individual economy, cut or saving we bring forward, he opposes it.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: Their overall budget strategy requires cuts of €4 billion more than what we have brought forward, if the figures were to stand up.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: The figures do not have to stand up because the party is in Opposition. That is precisely why it is there.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: What we must do in this matter is ensure the decisions brought forward——

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: ——and the different solution——

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: ——we have brought forward today still respects the budgetary parameters as I have outlined and in the ways I suggested. That has been indicated to us in consultation with those medical practitioners who are at the very front line of service delivery——

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Cowen: ——not only with this scheme but with primary care practice generally in this country. Therefore, as I stated, it is in co-operation with those practitioners and working in good faith with them, and I thank them for their co-operation——