Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

His visage is in this publication also. I want to know if public moneys were used for this. It is an extraordinary publication. It is very lengthy and in part, informative. The fact that there are so many pictures of Senator Mark Daly in a single publication is an astonishing achievement of political communication and propaganda. In that sense, the Taoiseach is not on his own. It seems that these strategies are widely deployed and are much beloved of Fianna Fáil. The serious point I am making is that all of these types of approaches and initiatives are inherently problematic. On the face of it, this supplement is about the national flag, Thomas Meagher and so forth, all of which is good. However, it becomes difficult when it can be interpreted as politically partisan. I am not accusing the Ceann Comhairle, before he gets excited, of being politically partisan although he is pictured in it. Senator Mark Daly looms large in this publication.

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