James Bannon (Fine Gael)

Much of this trouble was caused or exacerbated by material which came into the public domain, either intentionally or otherwise, under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

With the proposed ten-year lapse before Cabinet papers are released, no Fianna Fáil or Progressive Democrats documents will be released before the next general election. Is the Government now asking us, under the guise of legislation, to assist it in electioneering? Broken promises bought one election. Are we now to assist the future aspirations of the Government by agreeing to the suppression of unwelcome facts and figures?