Non-established civil service appointments

Summary

Fitzgerald challenged Bruton over allegedly contradictory replies about non-established appointments; Bruton defended appointments in his office and offered details of appointments made by the previous Government.

Gene Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil

How can the Minister justify his reply to this question and the totally contradictory reply to the previous question regarding the appointment of non-established civil servants?

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John Bruton Mr. Bruton Fine Gael

I justify it on the basis that I was appointing in my own office someone——

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Gene Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil

Not one appointment, at least six.

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John Bruton Mr. Bruton Fine Gael

The appointment in my office was similar to previous appointments by the former Government in many ministerial offices. I will be happy to provide at a later date full details of the appointments of this type made by the previous Government.

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