Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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456. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's expenditure on media training in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the firms contracted to provide training; and the position or grade of those availing of training, for example, Minister, Secretary General, principal officer and so on. [37044/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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This Department became Culture, Communications and Sports in June 2025, prior to this my department was known Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media and my response includes this most recent configuration. Upon examining training records available for years 2020 until 2025 there were no members of departmental staff who undertook media training during this period.

Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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457. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's expenditure on media consultancy in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the consultancy firms involved; and the nature of each contract, in tabular form. [37062/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The details sought by the Deputy for the functions under the remit of my Department in the period since September 2020 (when the former Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media was established) are set out in the table below.

It should be noted that my Department was re-configured as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the beginning of June 2025.