Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I do not wish to hold up the House unnecessarily but this is almost a standard clause which appears in every item of legislation I have seen for the past 25 years. Let us suppose the office decides that a certain matter is confidential, does that mean the Taoiseach's nominees cannot discuss it with the Taoiseach, and if it does not mean that, what does it mean? I use the Taoiseach as an example, it could also be ICTU or IBEC.