Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

Rushed legislation is bad legislation. I sympathise with the officials who had to shove this Bill through at the behest of the Minister. It has now been passed by the House. I would like to have an assurance from the Minister of State that the payment of €2,000 to the people affected will not be politicised in any way, and that lists of those in receipt of the payment will not be circulated to Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats Deputies and Senators.