Kathleen O'Meara (Labour)

It is important from the public's point of view to point out the utter inconsistency between the PDs' position in 1997, when they were in favour of open Government and criticised then Minister of State for not being open enough. That party tabled an amendment, which the Minister of State accepted, in order to ensure that the legislation would be as liberal as possible and that the issue of Cabinet confidentiality would not be used in such a fashion as to keep the public in the dark.