Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

I do not say policy, but a decision was taken at a Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting on foot of a motion from the members of the Fianna Fáil Seanad group, not specifically on this section or this Bill but about the overall attitude that has been adopted over a period where an ad hoc approach has been taken by individual Ministers. This applies to all Governments. I have been in this House long enough to have served on the other side of the House as well as on this side. I have gone through this argument, not once or twice but several times. It became apparent from the debate we had at our parliamentary party meeting that this was an ad hoc arrangement and was not a policy-based decision that was taken by a Cabinet on the basis of collective responsibility.