Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2018
120. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if he, his officials or advisers have had meetings with the strategic communications unit since it was set up; the issues that were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6690/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has engaged with the Strategic Communication’s Unit (SCU), Department of the Taoiseach, on an ongoing basis and one senior official is a member of the Assistant Secretary Delivery Team. This team meet on a bi-monthly basis to advance the work of the reform of Government strategic communications.
Discussion on the following specific actions to be implemented are taking place:
1. Roll out of a single unified Government of Ireland identity programme;
2. Migration of Government Department websites to one new portal for Government;
3. Commencement of a Government wide capacity building professional development programme for officials working in communications;
4. A number of proposed cross Government priority campaigns;
5. Creation of a unified international communications programme for Ireland as part of the ‘Doubling the Global Footprint initiative’.
Officials from my Department have also been working in partnership with the SCU team on an informal basis to commence the implementation of the single unified identity and the completion of a migration plan for existing official Department websites to move to http://www.gov.ie/.
