Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32610/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Department engaged in social media advertising in respect of the 2021 Leaving Certificate Accredited Grades and Examinations process and also to highlight the public health advice for all students in schools to students and their parents for the period outlined. The total cost of this was €24,367.93.

The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the document below should the Deputy wish to contact them directly with this query.

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department has spent on social media content production since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32627/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Department regularly produces information videos. These videos contain public health advice for the school community, addresses by the Minister on Department initiatives and information and guidance on Department initiatives. These may be published on its social media channels, provided directly to schools for their use, or both.

The Department engages the services of an external Irish Sign Language provider to provide interpreting services on relevant social media videos. This service is important for all those in the education sector who are deaf or hard of hearing.

For the period in question, the Department has incurred €5,129.40 in expenditure on the production of content that has been disseminated in several ways, including on social media.

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department and all associated agencies have spent on public relations consultancy costs since January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32644/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has not incurred any costs in relation to public relations consultancy for the period outlined.

The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the document below should the Deputy wish to contact them directly with this query.