Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

There are three questions. The question from Deputy Gilmore refers to the supervision by the Taoiseach's Department of public relations contracts. Radio advertisements were placed last year by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government notifying the public about areas of special protection in coastal areas in Dublin. This cost the taxpayer €23,000. This was only one of several media campaigns as part of which the Minister's Department spent over €3 million in 2009 alone. Were these contracts of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government approved by the public relations contracts committee? Was there any evaluation of the value and impact of the campaigns? What evaluations were carried out by the public relations contracts committee following the public relations campaign?

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