Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

The Minister has still not answered the question as to how the public interest or long-term communications policy was served. Why was this section discussed in private session on Committee Stage of the Finance Bill 2002? If the Minister was confident with this provision, why did the committee feel the need to go into private session? Was this decision the Minister's alone or did he consult the Taoiseach, Tánaiste or the then Minister for Public Enterprise?

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