Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding allocated by his Department on the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4757/21]

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding spent by his Department on the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4768/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together.

My Department has not allocated specific funding to the Covid-19 communications strategy to date. 

As part of the cross government COVID communications group, my Department collaborates closely with the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Health and all other Departments and agencies to support public information and communications in relation to Covid-19. This is done through leveraging our own digital and social media channels and has not required specific budget allocation to date.