Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Communications and the communications strategy of the Government is a topic of much interest at the moment. The Minister made an allocation to the Department of the Taoiseach during the budget process which we understand will be used to reform communications within Government. The previous Government made significant investment in film production and that ethos seems to have extended into the Taoiseach's office in recent weeks as there are more videos from within Government on Twitter than there are episodes of "Coronation Street" at the moment. Could the Minister outline whether the Office of Government Procurement was involved in the process, and how much is being spent by each Department currently on communications and public relations?

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