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Dáil Éireann

If you could ask Brian Cowen one question...

IF YOU COULD ASK Brian Cowen one question in the Dáil, this afternoon, what would it be? This afternoon’s Oral Questions – which get underway at 2:30pm – appear to indicate that Enda Kenny, Eamon Gilmore and Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin would ask about ministerial PR contacts, reform of the public service, and the supervision of the IFSC. The non-scripted Leaders Questions kick off at 4:15pm, however, and are probably more likely to feature predictable questions about whether Ireland is to seek a European bailout.

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