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Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: It is happening.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: No.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: Once again, I totally refute that statement. It is totally inaccurate and wrong. It is just not true and it does not become this House to continue making those allegations. They are not true, and I ask the Deputy to accept that. Everything we are doing here and everything we are trying to do to contend with the situation is in the public interest. To continue with such innuendo adds...

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: No. To be honest, what the Deputy has to say suggests——

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: ——that she is on an unrelenting campaign of innuendo regarding this matter which has no basis in fact. That is what it is.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: It is true. It does nothing——

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: I reject that accusation.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: I reject that accusation as being without foundation.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: I absolutely and totally reject it.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: I do reject it, without any equivocation.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: It is one Bill we are putting forward on the multi-units, and the other one is this session.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: The debate is to discuss the decision.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: Later this year.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: Apply if you want.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: No.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: I did not say that.

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: The position is there was no knowledge available to the Government concerning the guarantee scheme we made. That was an important decision. These were banks of systemic importance. We were advised at official level that the scheme should be brought into play and that was done. It brought stability to the banking system and improved the situation considerably. In fact other Governments...

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: The issues being brought to our attention in respect of the new chairman and the board, and the various practices and governance issues being brought to the attention of the board and the Department, had to be dealt with. They are being dealt with and are being investigated.

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: All of those issues will be dealt with on completion of the investigation. The answer to the question is that the nationalisation of the bank became an imperative on the basis that market confidence had——

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Cowen: Will the Deputies wait till I answer the question? Market confidence was leaving because of the practices that were emerging. It was before we nationalised the bank obviously, because that became necessary in the public interest of the country.