Departmental Expenditure

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Questions (783)

Gary Gannon

Question:

783. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cost per account; the total annual cost incurred; the procurement basis under which these services were purchased, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5621/26]

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Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has incurred no expenditure on verification or premium accounts on the social media platform detailed or on any other verified account products in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026.

As regards the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.