The information requested by the Deputy in respect of expenditure by my Department on social media advertising and promotional material to date in 2019 is set out in the following table.
2019
Activity
|
Expenditure
|
Culture Ireland: social media content
|
€2,446
|
Creative Ireland: social media content
|
€35,978
|
Total
|
€38,424
|
In respect of expenditure in 2018 I would refer the Deputy to I would refer the Deputy to the reply given to Dáil Questions No 596 and 597 of 19th December 2018.
Value for money is always an important consideration for my Department when assessing expenditure of this nature.