Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)

Or a profiteer. The Government she and her party are members of is amending the legislation five years later to deny the people an informed view of the thinking behind its policies. The Government fears accountability and transparency, concepts I am sick of hearing its members refer to.

One of the most objectionable aspects of the Bill is the view on which it is based. The Government's deliberations took place in secret without the input of Kevin Murphy, the Information Commissioner, who has statutory responsibility to enforce the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. The review group was composed of five Secretaries General, which makes it sound like an Argentine junta. These are the people who led with regard to the legislation before the House.