Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The question arises, if no benefit is conferred on Ministers, what is the point of the exercise in the first place. The information being conveyed and the fact of the communication is to brief and support Ministers and make them aware of what is being said, including by the Opposition, and so no. That benefit is not available to Deputies Sargent and Kenny, to me or any other Opposition Member. Has the Taoiseach sought a view from the commission, for example, on whether these transactions have no political content, particularly during a general election?

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