Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

From where is the resistance coming, other than the people who are receiving the payments? I know the Minister will not comment and that this legislation is as a result of a collective Cabinet decision but I can understand his instinct is to say what they are paid. However, they have said they do not want that to happen. The Minister gave his answer in his press release on the publication of this legislation in that he said "on foot of contacts with the Minister for Finance". He is essentially saying that-----