Written answers
Thursday, 17 June 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Departmental Expenditure
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32623/21]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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My Department has incurred no expenditure relating to social media advertising within the timeframe stipulated by the Deputy.
I have referred your request to the relevant agencies under the aegis of my Department for their direct response.
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department has spent on social media content production since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32640/21]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the table below.
| Timeframe | Description | Amount Spent |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Production of still and animated graphics for social media communications around Ireland’s presidency of the International Transport Forum. | €730.62 (incl VAT) |
| April – June 2021 | Purchase of stock imagery for various Departmental communications on Twitter. | €71.34 (incl VAT) |
In general, social media content is developed in-house by my Department’s press office team. When external services are required, my Department has always endeavoured to ensure value for money and to keep expenditure to the minimum necessary.
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department and all associated agencies have spent on public relations consultancy costs since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32657/21]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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My Department has not entered into any contracts for public relations advice or consultancy within the timeframe stipulated by the Deputy.
I have referred your request to the relevant agencies under the aegis of my Department for their direct response.
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