Opposition parties claim government’s SCU could undermine civil service


Opposition parties are claiming the government’s Strategic Communications Unit could undermine the civil service.
Sinn Fein will bring a Dail motion calling for the SCU to be disbanded, with Fianna Fail likely to support it.
It’s after allegations the unit told newspapers to make ads look like real news.
The country’s most senior civil servant is to conduct a review at Leo Varadkar’s request.
Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says they also want those behind the unit to appear before the Public Accounts Committee:

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