Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Why is there a need to hide the information when the taxpayer pays the salaries of these people? Why would the senior civil servants do this and why is the Government allowing it to happen? If everything is above board, why is there a need to hide the information? As the journalist Daniel McConnell recently wrote, "Experience has taught us time and time again, where there are shadows, dodgy things tend to go on." Again, I ask Minister why there is a need to hide this information when the taxpayer pays the salaries of these officials. In his answer the Minister seems to be dodging the bullet. If nothing is being done wrong there should be no need to hide this information, regardless of where they are actually giving the moneys to. It should be a matter of public record.

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