Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

I cannot resist making a point about Cabinet secrecy and the debate that took place in 1997. I know the Acting Chairman is in a neutral position. The PD spokesperson at the time, Deputy O'Donnell, said that section 19 of the legislation did not go far enough. She tabled an amendment, accepted by the then Minister of State, Eithne Fitzgerald, which narrowed the exemptions for documents going to Cabinet. This was mentioned in last weekend's Sunday Business Post and I would like to thank Mr. Vincent Browne.