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

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Senator Ó Donnghaile, I have already ruled as Chair that the committee is not charged with any remit dealing with mother and baby homes or any discussion at Cabinet pertaining to same. That notwithstanding, the Secretary General is already on record at this committee as making a comment. I am unsure as to the extent to which the Secretary General would wish either to repeat that or elaborate on it. I do not think that we can have a discussion on this issue.