Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach

Mr. Martin Fraser:

The second point is a different one. The process is very good. From my point of view, the most important thing is that it is clear that the members of the Government have the paper in front of them. They can get it by e-Cabinet but it is clear what the paper is, it is clear what the decision being sought is and it is clear whether the decision is approved, changed or rejected. It has to be clear. That decision then has to be disseminated by me after the meeting and minutes have to be done, which are basically the collection of decisions. It is really important that our process is clear and that everyone knows what the Government has considered and what it has decided. That is why we are so fussy here on the paperwork. I am only talking about the paperwork. I am not talking about some traditional 1990s or 2000s attitude to how work is done or anything like that.

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