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Departmental Communications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 April 2019

Tuesday, 2 April 2019

Questions (63, 65)

Micheál Martin

Question:

63. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if the Government Information Service, GIS, and other officials and advisers in his Department are co-ordinating the Government of Ireland social media messages or videos; if not, if they feed into another Department; and the process in relation to same. [15380/19]

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Micheál Martin

Question:

65. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the way in which his departmental officials have been contributing to and taking part in Government of Ireland social media messages; the way in which they are co-ordinated in each of the policy areas of his Department; and the Department that is the lead Department in relation to same. [15413/19]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 65 together.

MerrionStreet, operated from Government Information Service in my Department, has social media accounts across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. These channels are used daily to communicate news from across Government on a broad range of subjects depending on developments on any particular day. The channels provide text, photographic and video coverage of news and events from Government buildings and other Government departments. Most Departments have Twitter accounts.

The Merrionstreet account retweets communications from those accounts and, in turn, is frequently retweeted by those accounts where the information is relevant to a particular department.

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