Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
390. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on social media by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2021; and the platforms the monies were spent on in tabular form. [1705/22]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy for my Department and for the bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following tables.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
|
Social Media Platform |
Cost |
|
|
€4,404 |
|
|
€2,332 |
|
|
€1,901 |
|
Google Advertisements |
€1,700 |
|
Hootsuite |
€307 |
Bodies under the aegis
|
Social Media Platform |
Public Appointments Service (PAS) |
Office of Public Works (OPW) |
|
|
€76,206 |
- |
|
SnapChat |
€6,000 |
- |
|
|
€4,566 |
€2,383 |
|
|
€3,500 |
€12,221 |
|
|
€2,642 |
- |
|
TikTok |
€680 |
- |
I am advised that there were no relevant costs for the Office of the Ombudsman, the State Laboratory, the National Shared Services Office or the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery, which are also bodies under the aegis of my Department.
