SOME GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS have taken to social media better than others, it’s fair to say.
Most are pretty staid set-ups — rarely interacting with others, and merely acting as a conduit for ministerial press releases.
Case in point…
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Others — like the Department of Foreign Affairs, for instance — have managed to nail the whole ‘social media’ aspect of the site a little better…
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Over at Phil Hogan’s Department, however, they take a slightly different approach…
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The above tweet was sent from the Environ.ie account after 11pm last night — well after office hours, it must be said, so at least we know they’re working hard over at the Custom House.
Almost 24 hours later, the message was still there for all to see (although if you’re reading this in the morning, don’t be surprised if its been deleted by now).
As you might imagine, the Department’s blunt intervention didn’t meet with much approval…
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The issue at the centre of the debate, by the way, is the Department’s approach to Local Development Companies (hence #saveLDCS).
The LDCs, essentially, are organisations that deliver a raft of services to communities around the country — taking a ‘bottom up’ approach to issues like economic development and addressing social exclusion. They do so in partnership with local authorities and state agencies, who make up part of their boards.
There are concerns that the proposed reforms could threaten the future delivery of programmes run by the LDCs.
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