Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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233. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount that her Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14561/18]

Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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234. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if training has been delivered in her Department on the use of social media (details supplied); the frequency and cost of this training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14577/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 234 together.

Earlier this year two members of my Department’s Communications and Press Unit attended a one day training course on mobile journalism, which was run by the Department of An Taoiseach. The course covered: an overview of mobile content production; photography presentations and practical exercises; and video recording/production presentations and practical exercises. There were associated costs to my Department in the purchase of mobile phone apps in advance of the course, totalling €73.80.

In addition, since 2016 eight members of staff have attended social media conferences at a total cost of €2,055.50. The conferences provided an insight into how social media can be used effectively to communicate with stakeholders and customers through the application of best practice and latest trends from industry experts. The following table provides a breakdown on the frequency and cost.

There has been no expenditure on Social Media Consulting.

Social Media training in each year since 2016.