401. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to his recent speech to the Institute of Directors, his views on whether it is appropriate that a Government Department, funded by the taxpayer, should circulate such a politically partisan speech; his further views on whether the press office of the political party of which he is a member is the appropriate forum by which to distribute such speeches, and if, in future, he will issue party political speeches via same; if the Secretary General of the Department of Health made any comment to him, formal or otherwise, with regard to the speech being issued by his Department's press office; if so, whether the Secretary General considered it an appropriate use of his Department's resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10123/15]

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401. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to his recent speech to the Institute of Directors, his views on whether it is appropriate that a Government Department, funded by the taxpayer, should circulate such a politically partisan speech; his further views on whether the press office of the political party of which he is a member is the appropriate forum by which to distribute such speeches, and if, in future, he will issue party political speeches via same; if the Secretary General of the Department of Health made any comment to him, formal or otherwise, with regard to the speech being issued by his Department's press office; if so, whether the Secretary General considered it an appropriate use of his Department's resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10123/15]

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1. 10 March 2015

   Departmental Communications

   401. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health with regard to his recent speech to the Institute of Directors, his views on whether it is appropriate that a Government Department, funded by the taxpayer, should circulate such a politically partisan speech; his further views on whether the press office of the political party of which he is a member is the appropriate forum by which to distribute such speeches, and if, in future, he will issue party political speeches via same; if the Secretary General of the Department of Health made any comment to him, formal or otherwise, with regard to the speech being issued by his Department's press office; if so, whether the Secretary General considered it an appropriate use of his Department's resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10123/15]

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