Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Why does Mr. Watt call him the Secretary to the Government? I must intervene here. Mr. Watt is trying to create an impression here. It is not that I am letting the Government out of the gap because as far as I am concerned, its autopilot approach to all of these matters is reprehensible. He is not the secretary to the Government. In fact, his words outside this room - we are talking about Mr. Fraser - were that it was mentioned in a corridor. He mentioned it to Mr. Watt in the corridor. Where does Mr. Watt meet people formally? Is it always in corridors? He is the Secretary General of the Department. What this is about here is that Mr. Watt approved it. Is that right? Mr. Watt approved it on his own.