Ms Patricia King:

We have put our views on the scenario post the Lansdowne Road agreement in the clearest terms to the Government as the employer – we deal with the Government as an employer in this sense. We want FEMPI unwound, gone, disappeared as an instrument. We have set out that position to the Government.

One particular issue cannot be ignored. Let us suppose someone had the wherewithal and there was a revolution in the State tomorrow. Then let us suppose the first thing those responsible did was unravel FEMPI legislation. What they would find is that those who would benefit most are-----