542. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff that worked in his Department’s communications and press office in each of the years 2019 to 2024; and the grade of each staff member. [41156/24]

The table shows the numbers of staff by grade in the Communications Unit in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth from 2019 to 2024. Figures are end of year for 2019 to 2023 and end of August for 2024.