Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 3 May 2018
Public Accounts Committee
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach
9:00 am
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I have a response to a parliamentary question tabled by my colleague, Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, which states that at pre-draft consultation stage of Project Ireland 2040, costs of €60,000 were incurred on advertising-related activities and a further €70,000 was incurred at the draft stage. This would not account for the majority of the €750,000 figure. How much of this money was spent after Project Ireland 2040 was published, which was when we saw advertisements on bus stops, Luas stops and so forth? Is the response to the parliamentary question wrong or am I misinterpreting the statement that costs at the pre-draft consultation stage amounted to €60,000 and a further €70,000 was incurred at the draft stage? What is the breakdown?
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