Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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23. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent on media monitoring services by his Department; and if the role is provided by private contract operators or in-house services. [27572/20]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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25. To ask the Taoiseach if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct media monitoring and-or provide reports on media coverage of his Department; if so, the costs of same and the companies engaged. [27668/20]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 23 and 25 together.

The Department does not engage third part media monitoring services. As part of the press office’s normal operation, both traditional print and social media are monitored for content of relevance to the work of the Department.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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24. To ask the Taoiseach the amount expended on access to online and hard-copy media publications since May 2020 to date; and the breakdown of online and hard-copy subscriptions, including the publications to which his Department subscribes. [27650/20]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The total amount spent by my Department on access to online and hardcopy media publications since May 2020 to date is €17,183 and €17,416 respectively.