Minister, minister, what is your policy on Leo?

THE question shot through the air at the entrance to Fota Island resort, as the great and the good of Fine Gael faced into the abyss.

Scotland is about to decide on independence, the budget lurks in next month, the Middle East is aflame, but, really, Leo was the only show in town.

Fine Gael gathered yesterday for their back-to-school pep talk in the golf and leisure resort which sits next to the wildlife park on Fota Island. The real zoo, however, was on view at the front door to the resort as a marauding media pack hustled for some scraps from the arriving party bigwigs. Minister, minister, what’s your policy on Leo?