Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 April 2018

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Ceisteanna (225, 226)

Timmy Dooley

Ceist:

225. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount her Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each of the years 2011 to 2016. [18159/18]

Timmy Dooley

Ceist:

226. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if training has been delivered in her Department on the use of social media; the frequency and cost of this training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18195/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together.

In relation to my Department I can confirm that the costs for the provision of social media training and consultancy for each year from 2011 - 2018 are set out in the following table.

Year	Costs incurred by Department	Social Media Training Delivered	Number of Staff Attended	Social Media Consultancy
2011	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
2012	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
2013	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
2014	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
2015	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
2016	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
2017	€950	Social Media for Business	2	Nil
2018	€495	Social Media for Business	1	Nil