Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

The Minister is correct. I always thought of the tax strategy group as a kind of clearing house and I mean that quite literally; it cleared a number of things out of the way as non-runners.

The urban renewal scheme was introduced in 1985 by the Fine Gael-Labour Government and the seaside resorts scheme, about which I have distinctly more mixed feelings, was also introduced in 1985——