Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is correct that there has been a major increase, of €20 million, in respect of the public communications campaign around Covid-19. That has to be accepted because in a pandemic, particularly a global pandemic of an unprecedented kind, comprehensive communications are vital at every step along the way. That was done and I think it worked. It needs to continue as long as we have the pandemic with us and as long as we have a need to communicate comprehensively with the public.

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