Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff employed in the press office of his Department, both at official and non-official level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39164/18]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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There are six staff in the Press Section of the Communications Unit in my Department. There are a further four officers engaged in the area of public outreach and five officers covering web and digital issues. Two additional officers in the Unit are dedicated to Brexit and European Union-related communications. These staff are overseen by a Head and a Deputy Head of Communications. There are also press officers posted to diplomatic missions in London, Brussels and Washington D.C. Two Special Advisors in my Department, along with other duties, advise on media matters.