Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Ba mhaith liom cúpla ceist a chur ort faoin aonad cumarsáide. An gcuirfidh an Taoiseach seirbhís aonad cumarsáide a Roinn ar fáil don Oireachtas ar fad? An gcuirfidh sé na tuairiscí laethúla san Leabharlann nó ar fáil ar iarratas ón aonad?

I put these questions to the Taoiseach previously, but he has never given me a satisfactory reply. Given that the communications unit is staffed by established civil servants, does the Taoiseach accept that the news monitoring it provides to his and other Departments should be accessible to the Houses of the Oireachtas? It should at least be placed in the Oireachtas Library so that all Members can access it on an equal basis. Given that this service is paid for by the taxpayer, has the Taoiseach had any change of heart on the repeated requests by Deputies in this House for the media summaries and updates to be put on the internal Oireachtas website? If it is purely and simply a news monitoring service and update, what specific advantage does it bring to the Taoiseach's Department and Cabinet colleagues in their respective offices? What other reason can there be for his continued refusal to extend access to the service to all Members?

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