Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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461. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has undertaken procurement processes relating to consultancy agencies, media or otherwise, to assist it with formulating or contributing to policy messaging on social media or videos relating to his departmental strategies or policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15397/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The Department undertakes a procurement process to engage a media agency for the provision of a campaign to promote the annual national Bike Week initiative. Information on all external expenditure is published on my Department's website and can be found at the following link: www.dttas.ie/corporate/english/expenditure-external-services.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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462. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his departmental officials have been contributing to and taking part in Government of Ireland social media messages; the way in which they are co-ordinated in each of the policy areas of his Department; the Department that is the lead Department for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15414/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The Department does not have a social media presence and therefore does not take direct part in 'Government of Ireland' social media campaigns. Any material for such campaigns from my Department is provided through the normal channels of communication between the Department and other relevant Government Departments. The Press Office in the Department keeps our agencies up to date on any relevant campaigns which might be of interest to them.