In the view of many, these decisions are not entirely separated from the clear perception of most in the building industry that Fianna Fáil is the party which will look after it. That is not new. There has been a long-standing tradition that the industry sees Fianna Fáil as serving its best interest. It is nothing less than spectacularly naive or profoundly disingenuous to pretend that it does not see it in that light.