Written answers
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the external public relations companies hired by his Department from 2006 to date in 2011; the departmental projects they were used for; the cost of each company's services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22697/11]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) and Vote 29 (International Cooperation). The information requested by the Deputy, together with a brief description of the services provided, is set out in the following tables. I am very conscious of the need to achieve value for money on such expenditure. My Department commissions external public relation companies only where specialised knowledge and/or skills are not available within the Department. The commissioning of these contracts is in full compliance with national and EU procurement regulations concerning tendering requirements.
Vote 28 – Hiring of Public Relations companies 2006-date
Year | Organisation | Detail of project | Amount € |
2008 | e Communications Clinic | Action Plan under the Communicating Europe Initiative | €41,000 |
2009 | e Communications Clinic | Action Plan under the Communicating Europe Initiative | €6,300 |
Vote 29 – Hiring of Public Relations companies 2006-date
Year | Organisation | Detail of project | Amount € |
2006 | Drury Communications | Advice on preparation of a public information strategy for the Government's aid programme. | €62,464 |
2007 | Bannon & Bannon | Communications and strategic advice on Hunger Task Force information promotion | €5,082 |
2008 | DHR Communications | Planning/ Management/coordination of Africa Day events | €34,485 |
2009 | DHR Communications | Planning/Management/coordination of Africa Day events | €63,058 |
2010 | DHR Communications | Planning/Management/coordination of Africa Day events | €56,023 |
2010 | DHR Communications | Management of Simon Cumbers Media Fund | €31,363 |
2011 | DHR Communications | Planning/Management/coordination of Africa Day events | €6,806 |
2011 | DHR Communications | Management of Simon Cumbers Media Fund | €32,868 |
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