Government Communications
Dail Éireann — 2021-12-14
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 to 9, inclusive, together.
The Government Information Service, GIS, co-ordinates cross-Government communications and comprises the Government Press Office and the Merrion Street content team. The GIS co-ordinates communications on cross-Government priority issues such as Housing for All and the State’s response to Brexit and Covid-19. The GIS manages press conferences and media briefings, both for the Department and the Government in support of cross-Government programmes and priorities. The GIS also manages the Government of Ireland identity, and supports and encourages capacity-building in the area of communications and engagement across the Civil Service and the public service, including through training and development and the holding of meetings of the Government communications network on a quarterly basis.

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Sitting date: 2021-12-14