Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

One of the recommendations of the Quigley report was that consideration should be given to requiring the approval of the Taoiseach for any initiative being pursued by a Minister with regard to a consultancy contract for PR or communications advice, including the provision of advice to the Minister. Was this recommendation ever implemented? If so, on what occasions is the approval of the Taoiseach required?

In the period of time since he has been Taoiseach, how many times has he been asked for approval for the appointment of public relations or communications contracts for Ministers?

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