With or without freedom of information – without is more probably the case – we know that the €9.24 million spent in the lead-up to last year's general election only refers to the three weeks prior to its being held. Even then, we are told that 56 candidates, including the Taoiseach, breached spending limits and broke the laws of the land. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Cullen – I wish he was here this evening – who topped the list of political donations in 2002, said that, on one hand, he wants a fully transparent and accountable system, while, on the other, he is on record as wanting to scrap spending limits during election campaigns. What accountability would there be then?