Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
532. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns on Covid-19 in national newspapers, regional newspapers, national radio, regional and local radio stations and across social media platforms; and the amount committed to expend under any current contracts or agreements with same, in tabular form. [10468/21]
View answerMy Department has prioritised clear communication with all stakeholders since the start of the pandemic and the closure of school buildings to pupils on 12 March 2020.
The focus has been on providing public health information and resources and age-appropriate materials for children, parents and school communities in appropriate and accessible formats, including multilingual communication and communication using ISL.
The two main campaigns have been the communications campaign with regard to the safe re-opening and ongoing safe sustaining of operation of schools in term 1, for which amount of €207,631.17 was expended, and the communications arising from the postponement of the examinations for Leaving Certificate 2020 and the establishment and operation of the Calculated Grades process, for which an amount of €207,750.36 was expended.
