Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As already stated, I wish to focus on the item of correspondence to which I refer and which the committee very much appreciates receiving. In 2007 Bertie Ahern appointed a certain Deputy as one of three Ministers of State in the then Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. On taking up his appointment, the Deputy in question discovered that he had nowhere to locate himself for what turned out to be a short stay in the Department. Will Ms McGrath indicate what process is followed when a new Minister of State is appointed when there is no accommodation available within the Department to which he or she is appointed? Would he or she have any role whatsoever in identifying adequate facilities for himself or herself and his or her staff? Would he or she be brought around various suites of offices in order to evaluate the accommodation on offer?