Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Over the years we have exhausted any useful line of questioning with regard to the communications unit and it is difficult to find any new angle. The argument for the retention of the unit is also exhausted. Like Deputy Gilmore, I put it to the Taoiseach that role of the unit is null. Would the Taoiseach agree that we should now depend on the Government press office for this work? Given that each Department also has press officers in situ, does he agree that the communications unit is unnecessary triplication of what is required in terms of getting Departments' messages across? Does he not agree it is time to close the door on the unit?

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