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

To be honest with Mr. Doyle, the reason I ask the question is that there is another Secretary General for whom there is a very different arrangement, and there has been a concern about knock-on consequences. This is not just for other Secretaries General, but if it starts at the top, are there consequences then for feeding down where there is a particular level? Is there an assistant secretary and then people below that, that is, principal officers and so on?