Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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829. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in his Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54473/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The Press and Information Office in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine consisted of the Press Officer and three support staff members in 2018. The Press and Information Office is part of the Communications Division and is headed by the Press Officer, who reports to the Head of Division, who in turn reports to the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for Human Resources and Corporate Affairs.

The Press and Information Office is the primary point of contact between the Department and members of the media, as well as members of the general public. The office is responsible for communicating with media and members of the public regarding the work of the Minister, the Minister of State and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The Department's social media presence is also managed by the Press and Information Office.