Ms Justice Mary Laffoy:

It was made absolutely clear that they were pro-life or pro-choice. They were making presentations as advocates. They were advocates and were advocating a particular point of view. However, the other speakers were setting out the factual position. We wanted that done on an impartial basis and I think that was achieved. The advocacy groups were in a different scenario.

Of course, when one gets to the nitty-gritty of this, there are legal issues and policy issues. I suppose in a way the members of the assembly ultimately made recommendations on policy for the future. They were told what the law is and they made recommendations about how the law might be changed. I think, strictly speaking, that is probably policy. Would Ms Finegan agree?