Brian Cowen
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"Acting"

/term_start4 = 18 February 2010

/term_end4 = 23 March 2010

/predecessor4 = Willie O'Dea

/successor4 = Tony Killeen

/office5 = Tánaiste

/term_start5 = 14 June 2007

/term_end5 = 7 May 2008

/predecessor5 = Michael McDowell (politician)/Michael McDowell

/successor5 = Mary Coughlan (politician)/Mary Coughlan

/office6 = Minister for Finance (Ireland)/Minister for Finance

/term_start6 = 29 September 2004

/term_end6 = 7 May 2008

/predecessor6 = Charlie McCreevy

/successor6 = Brian Lenihan, Jnr/Brian Lenihan

/office7 = Minister for Health (Ireland)/Minister for Health and Children

/term_start7 = 26 June 1997

/term_end7 = 27 January 2000

/predecessor7 = Michael Noonan (Health)

/successor7 = Micheál Martin

/office8 = Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport/Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications

/term_start8 = 22 January 1993

/term_end8 = 15 December 1994

/predecessor8 = Charlie McCreevy (Tourism, Transport and Communication)

/successor8 = Michael Lowry

/office9 = Minister for Labour

/term_start9 = 11 February 1992

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The events of March 11th have rightly led us to redouble our efforts.

Our efforts to reduce inflation are working; inflation here has now converged to euro area norms. This inflation figure is well down from inflation rates of between 4 percent and 6 percent recorded between 2000 and 2002.

That Ireland is an open, generous people who are prepared to give a fair break to applicant countries.

We are all dedicated to getting these institutions back up and running as quickly as possible.