Departmental Documentation.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 May 2004

Wednesday, 5 May 2004

Ceisteanna (78)

Olwyn Enright

Ceist:

73 Ms Enright asked the Taoiseach if staff at his Department are engaged in the preparation or production of documentation, briefing materials, information, booklets, statistics or other information for the use of a specific political party or individual candidates in the local or European Parliament elections; if such documentation, briefing notes, information, booklets, statistics or other information has already been disseminated from the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12833/04]

Freagraí scríofa

The Taoiseach

Staff are not so engaged. In performing my functions as Taoiseach, I am always mindful of the requirements in the code of conduct for office holders, including the requirement that official facilities should be used only for official purposes. I expect all Ministers and Ministers of State to be equally mindful of this requirement and I recently wrote to them to remind them of this in the context of the forthcoming European Parliament and local elections.