Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
352. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [24453/21]
View answerMy Department does not employ persons or firms to deal with public relations. A number of Departmental staff work on external communications to ensure my Department's work is communicated to the public, media, stakeholders and others. My Department did not incur any expenditure on third party public relations advice or communications advice since January 2020 to date. Procurement of external communications expertise is generally only considered where the issues involved require expert skills or capabilities that are not readily available within my Department.
