Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I thank Senator Kitt for his intervention. I intended to make the same point. It is extraordinary that Fine Gael and, to some degree, the Labour Party say they are seeking certainty in terms of the direction in which we are going when that is exactly what I am providing. It is quite obvious that Fine Gael does not know where it is headed. The abolition of the dual mandate is a policy of the party and has been debated since 1999. The proposal has been included as one of the party's fundamental principles in a recently published document, yet Fine Gael Members come to the House to oppose it.