Joan Burton
Question:991. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff in her Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54475/18]
View answerTuesday, 15 January 2019
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One of my appointed Special Advisors has special responsibility for communications.
In 2018 there were three civil servants in my Department who serviced the day-to-day press office requirements of my Department. The staff in question are remunerated at HEO, EO and CO level.
A dedicated communications specialist is assigned to the Early Years Unit of the Department to support the roll out of specific Early Years projects and this work continued in 2018.