Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It was important that Cabinet discussed this. We have had this debate in the Dáil and Members in the Oireachtas, including Deputy Shortall, have very reasonably asked to see the detail. Obviously, we have published all of the documents and we are now discussing the detail. It is important though that Cabinet has sight of that as well. Were we to release documents that Cabinet had not discussed, as I think we have all discussed in the Dáil before, questions could arise around whether they represent the Government view or what exactly the detail represents.