Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

We are glad the Minister was present for Report Stage so that we could thrash out all the issues in an effective manner, including those contained in the Information Commissioner's report. I do not see this as a highly political Bill, although it has been politicised. What led to it's introduction was the report of the high level group. The senior civil servants involved in that group were concerned about good Government and not about saving a particular Government from political embarrassment. That is not the issue. What they said should be taken seriously because it is the basis of the Bill. We have had a constructive discussion today and there are five or six issues the Minister has promised to examine.