Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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293. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding allocated by her Department to the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4764/21]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I have been informed by officials in my Department that no funding has been allocated to the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic. My Department is actively engaged in delivering Covid-19 communications with the public and with stakeholders through various channels. This work is carried out in-house by the communications team and other teams within the Department. A strong communications strategy is very important at this time and cost effectiveness is always a factor in my Department’s plans. As part of its policy response to the crisis, my Department has supported a range of measures to provide for content which would normally be presented to live audiences, to be made available online.

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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294. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding spent by her Department on the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4775/21]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I have been informed by officials in my Department that no funding has been spent on the COVID-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic.

My Department is actively engaged in delivering COVID-19 communications with the public and with stakeholders through various channels. This work is carried out in-house by the communications team and other teams within the Department. Strong communications is very important at this time and cost-effectiveness is always factored into considerations in my Department’s plans.

As part of its policy response to the crisis, my Department has supported a range of measures to provide for content which would normally be presented to live audiences, to be made available online.