Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 422: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he proposes to issue instructions or guidelines with a view to discouraging the growing practice of Ministers or Ministers for State who appear to use a combination of public and private funding in the theoretical promotion of services relating to their Departments but which coincidently contribute to political promotion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11617/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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As Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, I have no function in relation to the advertising or promotion of services by Ministerial colleagues or their Departments. These are matters for individual Ministers and their respective Departments.