Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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593. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged a third-party company to date in 2021 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and the name of the social media platforms being monitored. [25779/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Department does not have a contract with a third party company to conduct social media monitoring.

Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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594. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if officials in his Department are tasked with conducting online and social media monitoring and completing reports on social media coverage of his Department and his Ministerial activities; if so, the number of staff involved; the respective grades of each; the estimated working hours committed to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25797/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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There are no officials in my Department who are tasked with completing reports on social media coverage of the Department or Ministerial activities.