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33 Mr. Quinn asked the Taoiseach if the communications unit of his Department has received any requests from journalists for tapes or transcripts of members of the Government, Government Deputies or Opposition Deputies; if any such tapes or transcripts have been supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10104/99]
It has been the practice of the Government Information Services for many years prior to the initiation of the communications unit that when, infrequently, requests for transcripts of interviews are received from journalists, they are only provided if they are available as a result of being produced for Ministers or their Departments. The communications unit, which is part of the Government Information Services, has continued the practice on this basis.
