Social Media

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Ceisteanna (541)

Seán Sherlock

Ceist:

541. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent on social media by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2021; and the platforms the monies were spent on in tabular form. [1703/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Communicating effectively with the public and stakeholders is an essential part of my Department’s work. My Department utilises social media channels (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) with this objective in mind, promoting the schemes and initiatives managed by us, and utilising the reach afforded by these channels to inform the public of the wide range of activity of our Department.

My Department occasionally uses the advertising functions of these platforms to deliver public information campaigns, often in support of public consultations. In 2021, examples of advertising on social media include:

- Fire Safety week

- The Check the Register campaign to encourage voter registration

- Promotion of the Housing for All strategy

- Support for marine planning activities in the Department

- Commemoration of the Burning of the Custom House.

The amount spent per platform in 2021 is:

Platform	Amount (2021)
YouTube	1,473.16
Twitter	1,705.10
Facebook	2,293.24
Instagram	633.45

The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individual bodies concerned.  Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas.  The contact email address for each agency is set out in the following table:  

State Body	Contact E-mails
An   Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
An   Fóram Uisce (the Water Forum)	[e-mail]
Docklands   Oversight and Consultative Forum	[e-mail]
Ervia	[e-mail]
Gas   Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Heritage   Council	[e-mail]
Housing   Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Housing   and Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Irish   Water	[e-mail]
Land   Development Agency	[e-mail]
Local   Government Management Agency	[e-mail]
National   Oversight and Audit Commission	[e-mail]
National   Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee	[e-mail]
Office   of the Planning Regulator	[e-mail]
Ordnance   Survey Ireland	[e-mail]
Property   Registration Authority	[e-mail]
Pyrite   Resolution Board	[e-mail]
Residential   Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Valuation   Office	[e-mail]
Valuation   Tribunal	[e-mail]
Water   Advisory Body	[e-mail]
Waterways   Ireland	[e-mail]