Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2020

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Ceisteanna (23, 25)

Matt Carthy

Ceist:

23. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the amount spent on media monitoring services by his Department; and if the role is provided by private contract operators or in-house services. [27572/20]

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

25. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct media monitoring and-or provide reports on media coverage of his Department; if so, the costs of same and the companies engaged. [27668/20]

Freagraí scríofa

The Taoiseach

I propose to take Questions Nos. 23 and 25 together.

The Department does not engage third part media monitoring services. As part of the press office’s normal operation, both traditional print and social media are monitored for content of relevance to the work of the Department.