Strategic Communications Unit

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2018

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Ceisteanna (407)

Niall Collins

Ceist:

407. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings she, her departmental officials and advisers and State agencies under her remit have had with the strategic communications unit, SCU, of the Department of the Taoiseach regarding the plans by the SCU to coordinate a national Brexit preparedness public information and awareness campaign in 2018 as confirmed in Enterprise 2025 Renewed; the specific departmental budget allocated towards this objective in 2018; and the amount expended to date. [12731/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation

The Action Plan for Jobs 2018 sets out how the Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) of the Department of An Taoiseach will, in conjunction with my Department, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and other relevant Departments and agencies, coordinate a national Brexit preparedness public information and awareness campaign. This campaign has been discussed at a number of meetings between my officials and the SCU, and the budgetary allocation will be considered in due course. In addition my Department and its agencies are engaged in awareness campaigns around Brexit on an ongoing basis.