Sorca Clarke
Ceist:206. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns for Covid-19 in national newspapers. [32157/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 June 2021
206. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns for Covid-19 in national newspapers. [32157/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra207. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns for Covid-19 in regional newspapers. [32158/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra208. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns for Covid-19 in national radio stations. [32159/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra209. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns for Covid-19 in regional radio stations. [32160/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra210. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns for Covid-19 in local radio stations. [32161/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra211. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns of Covid-19 on social media. [32162/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 206, 207, 208, 209, 210 and 211 together.
I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been working closely with all government departments to support the national COVID-19 effort. My Department has contributed to, and participated in, the large scale cross-Government communications programme which has been running since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This has involved supporting and amplifying Government and public health messaging through both our internal and external communications channels. There has been no spending by my Department on advertising directly related to COVID-19 during the period in question.
While not specifically a campaign to raise awareness of COVID-19, since March 2020 my Department has been running the important ‘Still Here’ campaign. This purpose of this campaign is to reassure victims of domestic abuse that support services from State agencies and the voluntary sector are still available and accessible during the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of what level of restrictions are in place.
In addition to reminding victims of domestic abuse that help is ‘Still Here’, the campaign also reminds anyone concerned for their safety that the restrictions on movement do not apply to people at risk or who are removing themselves from a domestic abuse situation.
As requested by the Deputy, I have provided a breakdown of spending on this campaign by national newspapers, regional newspapers, national radio stations, regional and local radio stations and social media.
Still Here Campaign |
Spend |
National Newspapers |
€0.00 |
Regional Newspapers |
€0.00 |
National Radio Stations |
€59,792.14 |
Regional and Local Radio Stations |
€66,002.39 |
Social Media |
€0.00 |
Total Spend |
€125,794.53 |