Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2023
37. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to any instances where the public relations unit and or press office of his Department undertook to create social media accounts under false names, which were operated in order to further the messaging or communications of his Department [4878/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government Information Service (GIS), which incorporates the Government Press Office, carries out communications activities on behalf of the Department of the Taoiseach and Government.
As part of its work, GIS manages the content on the Department of the Taoiseach gov.ie site as well as the merrionstreet.ie social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and TikTok. GIS also manages the content on the Government of Ireland account on LinkedIn.
I am not aware of any instances where GIS undertook to create social media accounts under false names in order to further the messaging of communications of the Department of the Taoiseach or Government.
