Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2022

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Ceisteanna (433)

Mary Lou McDonald

Ceist:

433. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons working in her Department’s press office, communications team and social media team in tabular form. [52788/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection

As of 18th October 2022, the number of persons working in my Department’s Press office and Communications unit are outlined below in tabular form. There is no dedicated social media team in my Department.

Function	Number of staff (Full time equivalent)
Press Office	4
Communications Unit – this unit comprises 4 teams working on internal communication, external communication, design and gov.ie content management	13.8 plus 2 vacancies
Head of Communications – managing Press office and Communications Unit	1