Social Media Policy

The social media accounts managed by the Department of the Taoiseach provide news, updates and information to the public on the work of the Government of Ireland.

The social media accounts are managed by staff who are part of the Government Information Service (GIS) in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Individual departments also manage social media accounts; details are available here: https://www.gov.ie/en/departments/.

We currently manage the following accounts:

Our social media accounts cover communications from the Government, including but not limited to:· News and information relating to the activities of the Taoiseach, Ministers, Ministers of State, Government departments, and public sector agencies/bodies.· Communications around Government information campaigns.· Event information, livestreaming and live-posting from events and press conferences.

We update and monitor our social media accounts during normal office hours, Monday to Friday. We may also update and monitor the accounts outside of these hours at our own discretion.Where possible, we will respond to requests for information. However, we may not be able to reply individually to all the messages we receive via our social media accounts. Please do not include personal/private information in your messages to us.

Comments published on our posts are the views of individuals and do not represent the views of the Department of the Taoiseach or Government. Abusive or spam posts or comments may result in followers being blocked and reported directly to the platform’s relevant complaints section.While we welcome comments and participation through our platforms, we do not accept responsibility for the content of any comment and reserve the right to remove comments that:· Contain abusive, obscene, indecent or offensive language, or link to obscene or offensive material.· Are not relevant to the item posted.· Constitute spam or promote or advertise products.· Are designed to cause nuisance to the page administrator or other users.Posts that are liked, reposted, shared (etc) by our platforms should not be viewed as an endorsement of said content.

Material featured on our social media channels may be subject to copyright, according to the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (as amended). Where this material is being issued to others, the source (including URL) and copyright status must be acknowledged.

Our social media platforms are not intended as a means of contacting the Taoiseach directly or of submitting press queries or general queries about the work of the Department or of government.Contact information for the Taoiseach, Government press office and for general queries is available on https://www.gov.ie/taoiseach.

Material featured on our social media channels may be subject to copyright, according to the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (as amended). Where this material is being issued to others, the source (including URL) and copyright status must be acknowledged.

Our social media platforms are not intended as a means of contacting the Taoiseach directly or of submitting press queries or general queries about the work of the Department or of government.Contact information for the Taoiseach, Government press office and for general queries is available on https://www.gov.ie/taoiseach.