Department of Transport Social Media Policy

The Department of Transport has active social media accounts that represent the Department on X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

The Department also manages the social media accounts for:

• Zero Emissions Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), an office within the Department, on X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook.

• The Irish Coast Guard, a division within the Irish Maritime Directorate (IMD) at the Department of Transport, on X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook.

The social media accounts for the Department of Transport, Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) and the Irish Coast Guard are managed by authorised staff.

However, social media pages affiliated to specific Coast Guard units are managed separately by volunteers in that unit and not by the Department of Transport.

X (formerly known as Twitter) is currently used as the main social media tool of the Department of Transport.

Our X (formerly known as Twitter) account is @Dept_Transport.

If you follow us, you can expect posts covering some or all of the following:

• news and information on the work of our Ministers and the Department

• event information and occasional live coverage of events

• information campaigns

• alerts about new content on our website

• information on our agencies and other offices

• reposts of our Ministers’ activities and news

• reposts of issues relating to the Department

• live posts of Government events

• other content as deemed appropriate

In addition, other accounts are run by Department units as follows:

@ZEVIreland – Zero Emissions Vehicles Ireland

Content that appears on the page for Zero Emissions Vehicles Ireland includes, but is not limited to:

• information on electric vehicles

• news and information on the work of ZEVI

• event information and occasional live coverage of events

• information about new schemes and initiatives relating to Electric Vehicles

• alerts about new content on our website

• reposts of issues relating to the Department

@IrishCoastGuard – Irish Coast Guard

Content that appears on the page for the Irish Coast Guard includes, but is not limited to:

• news and information on the work of the Irish Coast Guard

• event information and occasional live coverage of events

• information and advice on water safety

• reposts of issues relating to the Irish Coast Guard

• promotion of ongoing campaigns

If you visit our Instagram account, you can expect content included but not limited to:

• events attended by our Ministers and officials

• information campaigns and features

• live broadcasts or features

• other photos, videos and associated content as deemed appropriate

The below Facebook accounts are managed by the Department of Transport:

Zero Emissions Vehicles Ireland

Content that appears on the page for Zero Emissions Vehicles Ireland includes, but is not limited to:

• news and information on the work of ZEVI officials

• event information and occasional live coverage of events

• alerts about new content on our website

• retweets of issues relating to the Department

• information on electric vehicles

Irish Coast Guard

Content that appears on the page for the Irish Coast Guard includes, but is not limited to:

• news and information on the work of the Irish Coast Guard

• event information and occasional live coverage of events

• information and advice on water safety

• retweets of issues relating to the Irish Coast Guard

• promotion of ongoing campaigns

If you visit our LinkedIn account you can expect our posts to include:

• events attended by our Ministers and officials

• information campaigns and features

• other content as deemed appropriate

• clips of our Ministers speaking in the Houses of the Oireachtas

• more detailed features taking a closer look at Government activity.

In addition, other accounts are run by Department units as follows:

Zero Emissions Vehicles Ireland

Content that appears on the page for Zero Emissions Vehicles Ireland includes, but is not limited to:

• news and information on the work of ZEVI

• event information and occasional live coverage of events

• reposts of issues relating to the Department

• information on electric vehicles

If you visit our YouTube Channel , you can expect our videos to include:

• events attended by our Ministers and officials

• information campaigns and features

• other content as deemed appropriate

• clips of our Ministers speaking in the Houses of the Oireachtas

• more detailed features taking a closer look at Government activity.

The Department is not responsible, liable for, and does not endorse the privacy practices of any linked websites. Your use of social media platforms and websites is at your own risk.

The Department assumes no responsibility or liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred as a result of any use or reliance upon the information and material contained within or downloaded from these websites.

If you follow us, we will not automatically follow you back. This is to help our followers identify other social media accounts that we are following such as other government departments, Houses of the Oireachtas, relevant European institutions and accounts of particular relevance to Ireland.

Reposts and Shares are not endorsement –the purpose of resharing of content is for sharing information and does not imply any endorsement of the message posted or the individual or organisation that posted it

We welcome feedback from our followers and will try to join the conversation where possible.

However, we do not reply individually to direct messages we receive, nor posts that we are tagged in via social media.

Our use of social media is not a means of contacting Ministers or Ministers of State at the Department, nor is it a means for submitting personal or press queries for the attention of the Department of Transport, Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) or the Irish Coast Guard.

The best means of communicating a query to the Department of Transport is by availing of various contact options outlined at our Contact Us page.

Please do not include personal/private information in your post or Direct Message to us.

The Department, Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland and the Irish Coast Guard reserve the right to report the following to X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube and block the relevant account:

• accounts that impersonate the Department of Transport in any way

• abusive and spam posts

All Department social media accounts operate during normal office hours from Monday to Friday but may also operate outside of these hours on a discretionary basis.

Follow the Department of Transport accounts on:

• X (formerly known as Twitter)
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• Youtube

For ZEVI, visit:

• X (formerly known as Twitter)
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

For the Irish Coast Guard, visit:

• X (formerly known as Twitter)
• Facebook