Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 706: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a press adviser travels with her on official visits; and if there were official visits attended by her in the past year at which a press adviser was not present or was not in contact with her. [33656/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department's Press Officer generally travels with me to official public engagements throughout the country where media are invited or are expected to attend. If the Press Officer is not in attendance, as can happen when I travel abroad for official business, I would remain in regular contact with officials in my office in Marlborough Street, including the Press Officer. It is not possible to itemise particular events during the past year which were not attended by the Press Officer.