693. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [41163/24]

When my Department was established in 2020, the communications unit consisted of 2 staff members and has since grown in line with the growth of my Department to a total of 6 staff members to date.