Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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1145. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the meetings of the strategic communications unit he or his Department officials attended; the date and location of each such meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45998/17]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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A meeting between the Director and staff of the Strategic Communications Unit took place on 5 October.  It was attended by myself, the Secretary General  and officials from my department. The Director of the SCU provided a briefing on the work of the Unit and the role it will play in improving effectiveness, efficiency and cross Government cooperation to foster and develop a whole of Government approach to communications.

My Secretary General has met and been briefed by the Strategic Communications Unit in the context of her membership of the Civil Service Management Board.