Department of the Taoiseach spent €16.9 million on Covid-19 public communications in 2020

There were 35 information campaigns funded across radio stations, newspapers, social media and billboards last year

A major Covid-19 public awareness campaign was launched last year. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

The Department of the Taoiseach spent €16.9 million on Covid-19 public communications last year.

There were 35 Covid-19 public information campaigns funded across national and local radio stations and newspapers, social media, and billboards over the year, according to the Department of An Taoiseach’s annual report.

The report said €15.66 million was spent on salaries and allowances.

Commissions of investigation cost the department €3,044,000 and were the third highest expenditure while €1,422,000 was spent on ...