Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
808. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the amount spent on social media by her Department and agencies under her remit in 2021; and the platforms the monies were spent on in tabular form. [1696/22]
View answerThe Department engaged in social media advertising in respect of the 2021 Leaving Certificate Accredited Grades and Examinations process and also to highlight the public health advice for all of the school community for the period outlined. The total cost of this social media advertising was €38,165.04.
This content was promoted on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
The Department also incurred costs for 2021 related to the provision of Irish Sign Language (ISL) in social media videos. The total cost of this was €8,081.41.
The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by the Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document should the Deputy wish to contact them directly with this query.
Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the Department of Education as at 11 May 2021
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Name of Body |
Dedicated Email address for the Members of the Oireachtas |
Designated Official Responsible for assisting Oireachtas Members |
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An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta Note 1 |
oireachtas@cogg.ie |
muireann@cogg.ie |
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Educational Research Centre |
oireachtas.queries@erc.ie |
jude.cosgrove@erc.ie |
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National Centre for Guidance in Education |
oireachtas@ncge.ie |
Jennifer.mckenzie@ncge.ie |
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National Council for Curriculum and Assessment Note 2 |
oireactasqueries@ncca.ie |
Aine.ArmstrongFarrell@ncca.ie |
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State Examinations Commission |
Oireachtas@examinations.ie |
Paddy.Quinn@examinations.ie |
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The Teaching Council |
pqrep@teachingcouncil.ie |
Tomás Ó Ruairc |
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National Council for Special Education |
oireachtasqueries@ncse.ie |
patrick.martin@ncse.ie and cindyjane.oconnell@ncse.ie |
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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund – Caranua Note3 |
Hugh_Geoghegan@education.gov.ie |
Hugh_Geoghegan@education.gov.ie |
Note 1 – The designated officer responsible within An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta is Muireann Ní Mhóráin
Note 2 – The spelling of the NCCA e-mail address to which Oireachtas queries may be addressed has been verified with the NCCA as being accurate
Note 3 –The Executive Office of Caranua (Residential Institutions Statutory Fund) has completed its work, work is now underway to address the winding up of Caranua. In the interim queries in regard to Caranua are being addressed by the Department of Education, pending the passing of legislation to address the windup. Contact details for a Departmental official are provided above.
