Written answers

Tuesday, 2 April 2019

Department of Defence

Departmental Communications

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has undertaken procurement processes in relation 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. [15386/19]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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My Department has not undertaken procurement processes in relation to consultancy agencies, media or otherwise, for the purposes of assisting it with formulating or contributing to policy messaging on social media, or videos in relation to Department of Defence strategies or policies. The only engagement of social media supports by my Department is in relation to the annual Be Winter Ready public safety campaign.

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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 in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15403/19]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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My Department's principal engagement relating to Government of Ireland social media messages has been in the initial production of the Defence sector numbers for the 'Public Service in Numbers' document which was developed along with Our Public Service 2020, with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform being the lead Department.  The subsequently produced graphic is now being revised and my officials in Planning and Organisation Branch, along with the Communications Unit, have updated the relevant figures and provided them to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, which is again the lead Department producing this graphic.

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