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Thursday, 8 March 2018

Department of Rural and Community Development

Departmental Staff Data

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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541. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff assigned in his Department to the press office, public relations or communications roles in each year since 2015; the positions by staffing grade and designated role; when each new position came into existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11709/18]

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department was established on 19 July 2017, to deliver on the Government’s commitment to bring a greater degree of coordination and cohesion to all of the work of Government in so far as it impacts on rural Ireland and communities.

I can confirm that, on 14 August 2017, I appointed a Press Adviser, the role includes:

- Provision and oversight of press information and liaison on my behalf (working with the Department’s Press Officer and Press Office staff),

- Liaison, on my behalf, with the Government Press Office (working with the Department’s Press Officer and Press Office staff), and with Department Officials on media aspects of policy;

- Adviser on external communications and publicity on my behalf;

- Liaison with team of Media Advisers across Government.

My Department has assigned two staff, full-time, to the Press office, a Press Officer who is an Executive Officer who manages the day-to-day press office functions, and a Clerical officer who provides administrative support.

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