Since 1982, most of the alternatives to the principal party in Government being Fianna Fáil have come in periods of what one might call temporary disqualification of Fianna Fáil. I would like to see parties come into Government through their own positive merits. In the system that existed there was no regulation and everybody made up their own rules. Short of blatant bribery, anything went. That was not satisfactory. I welcome the reforms that have taken place. They put people in less awkward situations where they are not under any obligation, real or perceived. The late Kevin Boland said in the 1960s, when observing some of the new methods of fund raising, that a large number of small contributions is better than a small number of large contributions.