Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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1303. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that has been spent on advertising in 2020 by her Department and its agencies on social media platforms (details supplied) in tabular form; and the name of each campaign advertised. [9834/20]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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My Department and those bodies under is aegis have engaged in expenditure of the type described by the Deputy of approximately €41,000 to date in 2020. 

Of this total some €950 related to expenditure by the Department on raising awareness of aspects of the  Creative Ireland programme including the recent RTÉ  documentary on the Creative Schools initiative and the extended deadline for schools applying for the Creative Schools initiative in 2020/2021.

The use of social media has played an important part in the Department’s contribution to national well-being during the current crisis, particularly in highlighting a wide range of online resources, performances and activities.

Details of expenditure undertaken by bodies under the aegis of the Department are set out in the following table.