Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I acknowledge the Taoiseach widened the Act's remit when he was Minister for Finance. However, that is because the Government created 250 new agencies. This was not a great breakthrough in far-seeing openness.

Does the Taoiseach believe we would be better off if we knew what advice was given to Ministers on, say, handling the property bubble or decentralisation? Will he agree this would lead to a more realistic public debate?

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