Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised)
10:00 am
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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Let us look at that. The Creative Ireland project directed by John Concannon used Mediaforce and had this problematic media communication, which seems more explicitly problematic than the Ireland 2040 project. We are talking about John Concannon, strategic communications unit, Mediaforce and the media. How did Mediaforce end up giving these directions, which were not clear? Where did they pick up the idea that there would be pressure, indications or hints that Mediaforce wanted material to look editorial rather than being clearly sponsored content? Does the Taoiseach know where that came from?