Written answers
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Department of Justice and Equality
Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to a company (details supplied) from 1 January 2014 to 25 September 2018 for public relations advice, briefing notes and speech writing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39627/18]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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My Department has not incurred any costs in relation to the provision of briefing notes or speech-writing from the company mentioned since January 2014. The following table details spend incurred in respect of communications advice with the company mentioned since 2014.
DATE | COST | PURPOSE |
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Jul-17 | €2,691 | Communications Strategy Development for the Irish Refugee Protection Programme |
Oct-17 | €24,221 | Communications Strategy Development for the Irish Refugee Protection Programme |
TOTAL | €26,912 |
A further €1,718 was paid to that company in respect of training courses for Departmental staff over the period in question, while the company was also paid €1,374 in respect of consultancy and facilitation services for a meeting with the deaf community in February 2015.
In relation to the services referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy, I understand those costs were met through the Oireachtas Special Secretarial Allowance.
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date in 2018, by month and company engaged in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39643/18]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The following table details relevant expenditure in my Department since January 2018. The work contracted has allowed valuable public attention to be drawn to important issues such as human trafficking, domestic violence and the work of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland:
Date | Cost | Name of Campaign / Purpose | Company/Organisation |
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01 January 2018 | €7,000.00 | Funding for UN.GIFT box campaign, March 2017 | Act to Prevent Trafficking/Association of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland |
17 January 2018 | €29.52 | Printing of A3/A4 posters for public events - Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Snap Charlemont |
26 January 2018 | €1,094.70 | Advert for Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Midlands 103 |
26 January 2018 | €33.21 | Printing of A3/A4 posters for public events - Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Snap Charlemont |
29 January 2018 | €1,377.60 | Advert for Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | News UK & Ireland Limited |
01 February 2018 | €5,018.40 | Media buying services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | PHD Media (Ireland) Ltd |
01 February 2018 | €18,556.00 | Creative advertising services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | TBWA Dublin |
12 February 2018 | €912.54 | Advert for Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Galway Bay FM |
12 February 2018 | €836.40 | Advert for Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Midland Radio Group Ltd |
14 February 2018 | €19,902.63 | PR Consultancy (professional fee) [Dec '17 to Jan '18] Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Drury Porter Novelli |
19 February 2018 | €984.00 | Advert for Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | South East Broadcasting Co Ltd |
21 February 2018 | €54.78 | Printing of A3/A4 posters for public events | Snap Charlemont |
23 February 2018 | €806.88 | Advert for Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Highland Radio |
23 February 2018 | €910.20 | Advert for Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Midland Radio Group Ltd |
28 February 2018 | €1,063.95 | Advert for Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | News UK & Ireland Limited |
01 March 2018 | €5,018.40 | Media buying services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | PHD Media (Ireland) Ltd |
01 March 2018 | €3,378.20 | Creative advertising services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | TBWA Dublin |
26 March 2018 | €12,713.28 | PR Consultancy (professional fee) [Jan ’18 – Feb ‘18] Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Drury Porter Novelli |
01 April 2018 | €63,715.85 | Creative advertising services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | TBWA Dublin |
20 April 2018 | €5,687.52 | PR Consultancy (professional fee) [Feb ’18 – Mar ‘18] Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Drury Porter Novelli |
01 May 2018 | €218,709.59 | Media buying services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | PHD Media (Ireland) Ltd |
18 May 2018 | €4,683.84 | PR Consultancy (professional fee) [Mar ’18 – Apr ‘18] Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Drury Porter Novelli |
01 June 2018 | €2,148.81 | Creative advertising services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | TBWA Dublin |
01 June 2018 | €56,826.26 | Media buying services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | PHD Media (Ireland) Ltd |
27 June 2018 | €1,338.24 | PR Consultancy (professional fee) [Apr ’18 – May ‘18]Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Drury Porter Novelli |
01 July 2018 | €1,230.00 | Consultancy regarding contract renewal relating to National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | Ebiquity Marsh |
01 July 2018 | €103,798.13 | Media buying services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | PHD Media (Ireland) Ltd* |
18 July 2018 | €1,672.80 | PR Consultancy (professional fee) [May ’18 – Jun ‘18] Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Drury Porter Novelli |
01 August 2018 | €17,752.74 | Media buying services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | PHD Media (Ireland) Ltd |
01 August 2018 | €3,800.70 | Anti-Human Trafficking - Blue blindfold campaign materials | LogoPrint |
13 August 2018 | €1,003.68 | PR Consultancy (professional fee) [Jun ’18 – Jul ‘18] Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland | Drury Porter Novelli |
01 September 2018 | €37,945.81 | Media buying services for National Awareness Campaign on Domestic Violence | PHD Media (Ireland) Ltd* |
3rd September 2018 | €32,707.14 | Advertisement of the Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex-gratia Scheme in national and UK publications | Mediavest Ltd T/A Spark Foundry |
TOTAL | €632,711.80 | *Includes Dormant Accounts Funding |
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