Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 May 2018

Thursday, 3 May 2018

Ceisteanna (225)

Robert Troy

Ceist:

225. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 217 of 25 April 2018 and 355 of 29 March 2018, the full yearly breakdown of the amount his Department spent on social media consultancy and social media training since 2011, in view of the fact that the breakdowns of external expenditure provided on his website do not indicate whether such expenditure relates to social media specifically. [19483/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

My Department has not incurred any expenditure on social media training since 2011.

As part of my Department's promotion of Bike Week in 2017, external expenditure was incurred in relation to the online promotion of this national event and that expenditure is recorded on my Department's website.

Total expenditure was €40,000 (ex VAT) and would include the establishment and management of a social media presence as part of the event's overall promotion.