John Gerard Hanafin (Fianna Fail)

I ask the Leader to allow a debate, as has been called for this morning, on the political format because there have been suggestions of cronyism, a lack of vision and jobs for the boys from the Opposition benches, in particular from Fine Gael. There are many new Members here. I ask if that is the same Fine Gael who, on leaving Government in 1997, filled every committee, sub-board and chair——