My Department was established on 19 July 2017, to deliver on the Government’s commitment to bring a greater degree of coordination and cohesion to all of the work of Government in so far as it impacts on rural Ireland and communities.
I can confirm that, on 14 August 2017, I appointed a Press Adviser, the role includes:
- Provision and oversight of press information and liaison on my behalf (working with the Department’s Press Officer and Press Office staff),
- Liaison, on my behalf, with the Government Press Office (working with the Department’s Press Officer and Press Office staff), and with Department Officials on media aspects of policy;
- Adviser on external communications and publicity on my behalf;
- Liaison with team of Media Advisers across Government.
My Department has assigned two staff, full-time, to the Press office, a Press Officer who is an Executive Officer who manages the day-to-day press office functions, and a Clerical officer who provides administrative support.