Taoiseach: Commissioner made DeBurca decision

The Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said he did speak to EU Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn about a job in her Cabinet for the recently resigned Green Party Senator Deirdre DeBurca.

Taoiseach: Commissioner made DeBurca decision

The Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said he did speak to EU Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn about a job in her Cabinet for the recently resigned Green Party Senator Deirdre DeBurca.

But Mr Cowen said Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn decided not to employ Ms DeBurca after the Commission's acceptance by the European Parliament.

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