Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2020-12-02
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

This is of a different scale. That is why we have brought in external expertise and those people are represented on the task force. It is important to draw on those strands that are then clearly accountable to a Minister. It is easy to nominate someone and put him or her in charge but he or she would not necessarily have the line accountability or authorisation over officials or agencies. That is an issue that will have to be sorted. I accept the Deputy's overall point. He is making a constructive contribution to the debate. All of us in the House-----

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Sitting date: 2020-12-02