Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or his Department employ persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by his Department to deal with public relations; the names of any firms involved; and the amount spent on public relations by his Department. [24457/21]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that neither my Department nor the Office of Government Procurement, which is also part of my Department, engages external firms or agencies for this purpose.
One of the responsibilities of my Department's Press Office is to communicate in a strategic and effective manner my Department’s messages and goals to all stakeholders. The Press Office organises all media engagements and press conferences undertaken by me as Minister and officials of my Department. It is the principal point of contact for the media and prepares and coordinates all press releases and statements for issue to the media.
