Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2021
616. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged a third-party company to date in 2021 to conduct online and or social media monitoring and or provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and the name of the social media platforms being monitored. [25786/21]
View answer617. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if officials in his Department are tasked with conducting online and social media monitoring and completing reports on social media coverage of his Department and his Ministerial activities; if so, the number of staff involved; the respective grades of each; the estimated working hours committed to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25804/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 616 and 617 together.
My department has not conducted any social media monitoring to date.
