Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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121. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on media monitoring services by his Department; if the role is provided by private contract operators or in-house services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27563/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Minister engages Kantar Media for clipping and media monitoring services for the Department of Defence at a cost of €1,337.01 per month including vat.

Social media platforms are monitored at no additional cost by staff in the department’s Communication’s Unit who also have a number of other duties and responsibilities.

This media clipping and monitoring service is used to provide timely awareness for my officials on a broad range of matters raised through media channels.