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Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: No. That is the full proposal which the Deputy is choosing to misrepresent.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy stated that I told lies. I told no lies.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: I stated our position exactly, which was more conservative than that of the Labour Party. Deputy Gilmore's then party leader, in an effort to get votes at the time, promised at least €2.5 billion in addition to that already promised by the Labour Party. Do not lecture me on the matter.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: On the point that I knew more about the state of the public finances——

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: If the Deputy will allow me, I will answer that question. It is another canard I would like to nail.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: Deputy Gilmore is wrong. The Fianna Fáil manifesto added up, the Labour Party's did not. We proved that at the time. The Deputy should not be coming in here trying to rewrite history.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: Was there an economist in the country talking about a rate of 0.5% for 2008?

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: Yes.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: Why did you include it in your document then? The Deputy is contradicting himself.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: Deputy Gilmore is trying to rewrite history; the story of his life.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: I never lied. That is outrageous.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Labour Party also changed its leader.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: I have never been an advocate of democratic centralism where no one can have an opinion other than that set out by the Politburo, which was the case for about 30 years in respect of the careers of two of the Deputies in front of me——

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: ——who waited for someone from Gardiner Street to come down and tell us what is our next position.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: While there may be different opinions within the Fianna Fáil Party, I assure the House that Deputy Gormley will remain in his position and that he has the confidence of Government.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am not responsible for what is printed in The Wicklow Times. I am just making the point——

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: It is not a slur on the newspaper.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: It is not a slur; no one is casting a slur on the newspaper.

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: It is what is called having a sense of humour. More moneys are going into these areas than before, but there are challenges we must confront. The idea that it is all about more resources, without reforms in how we deliver services, has been proven to be untrue in a range of areas——

Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)

Brian Cowen: ——particularly now that the HSE is measuring the level of output for acute hospital services and how best to reorganise. Clinically-led changes in how we deliver services are providing improvements and, in some areas, savings which will allow reallocation of resources to other areas in which deficits have been identified. If we want a better health service it is not only about more...