 Minister Jim Gibbons, who was a devout Catholic and had a deep hatred of Haughey, failed to turn up and vote for this important legislation.It was the only time when a TD, let alone a cabinet Minister, was allowed flout the party whip in Fianna Fáil and damaged Lynch's authority when he failed to dismiss the Minister from the government and expel him from the parliamentary party.As well as this, a group of backbench TDs began to lobby other TDs in support of Charles Haughey, should a leadership election arise.