Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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2. To ask the Taoiseach the contracts with public relations agencies and management consultants entered into by his Department; and the remit of these contracts including the costs in tabular form. [29362/20]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has no contracts with consultants or Public Relations agencies.

The Citizens’ Assembly, which is staffed by my Department, has engaged Q4 Public Relations to provide media liaison and communication services incurring costs of €16,394 to date in 2020. Its remit includes raising public awareness of the Assembly’s work; managing media attendance at face to face meetings of the Assembly and providing a press office service to engage with the media to respond to queries on the work of the Assembly.