Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

That was a fairly good prediction of what the future held. On page 29 it states: "We will deliver this country through any downturn with healthy fundamentals intact." On page 31 it states: "Under the heading of budgetary policy, we advocate a 'sound budgetary management' based on the principle of 'retaining the flexibility to deal with any future shocks'."