Government has spent €11.5m on coronavirus public health messaging

Some €11.5m was spent by the government on advertising since the Covid-19 pandemic started. The government strategy was based on 'a coordinated response' designed to provide maximum clarity, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said. File Picture.

The Government has spent just under €11.5m on advertising since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

That figure has been almost totally dedicated to the various different campaigns run by the State across the various strands of the Covid-19 crisis to date, such as the move to a full lockdown on March 27 and the subsequent easing of restrictions in May.