Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach
Mr. Martin Fraser:
I do not necessarily accept the Deputy's description of the situation, but I know the situation to which he is referring. The Deputy mentioned the Claire Byrne show. That, in itself, illustrated a certain amount of concern. Of course, those were tense times, but everybody was doing their best for the country. It was an unprecedented situation and, of course, there was frustration. I am sure there was frustration on all sides and, most particularly, for the citizens of the country who were asked to do so much in such a difficult time. The Deputy and I both know there were emotional ups and downs, if we are in the emotion business, over the entire period.
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