Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I am trying to ask one. Is it true the Taoiseach gave an invitation to Fine Gael and Labour Members only to visit the communications unit? That is quite a political decision, given that the Technical Group does not seem to have been part of his invitation. Can he explain his selectivity?

Does the Taoiseach accept there is no such thing as news that does not have some editorial discretion? Who has the editorial discretion in the news given to the Taoiseach? Is there an equivalent to an editor-in-chief of the communications unit? Can the Taoiseach tell us something about such a person? Do Ministers ever ask the communications unit to keep an eye on any difficulties that might exist with the European Commission, such as coverage on Ireland's failure to comply with various bits of European legislation? Who determines editorial policy of the communications unit?

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