Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the former head of the strategic communications unit is now deployed to his Department; if so, the role he will play; the person he will report to; and if will make a statement on the matter. [27779/18]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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There are a number of staffing appointments and assignments to be made in my Department, including in the context of fulfilling the ambition of the Global Ireland initiative. Exact roles are not yet defined but I anticipate that the individual to whom the Deputy refers will join the senior team in my Department in the near future.