Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Good morning. Obviously, members will only have a small amount of time each, so I will try to keep my questions brief. I would appreciate succinct responses so that we might cross the territory I wish to cover.

Of the two matters I wish to focus on, the first is the strategic communications unit. Mr. Fraser might correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is that it was set up at the request of the Taoiseach and Mr. Fraser was charged with setting it up, but the latter gave some warning about the separation of the administrative side from the political side. Am I correct in that?