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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged and-or consulted with a public relations online advertising agency regarding social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount spent by company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11146/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 279. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on social media advertising and online promoted content (details supplied) in 2018 and to date in 2019, by campaign and social media platform used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11115/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 280. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has engaged and-or consulted with a public relations online advertising agency regarding social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount spent by company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11132/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 281. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent on social media advertising and online promoted content (details supplied) in 2018 and to date in 2019, by campaign and social media platform used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11127/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 282. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has engaged and-or consulted with a public relations online advertising agency regarding social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 and to date in 2019 by amount and company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11144/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on social media advertising and online promoted content (details supplied) in 2018 and to date in 2019, by campaign and social media platform used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11120/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has engaged and-or consulted with a public relations online advertising agency regarding social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount spent by company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11137/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on social media advertising and online promoted content (details supplied) in 2018 and to date in 2019, by campaign and social media platform used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11124/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged and-or consulted with a public relations online advertising agency regarding social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount spent by company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11141/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 321. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent on social media advertising and online promoted content (details supplied) in 2018 and to date in 2019, by campaign and social media platform used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11117/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 322. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has engaged and-or consulted with a public relations online advertising agency regarding social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount spent by company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11134/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which electrification of the Maynooth train will commence; his plans to extend the scheme to Kilcock; the ancillary works that will be undertaken in and around Maynooth station in order to accommodate electrification of the line; his further plans to extend the station and its facilities; and if he will make a statement on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I was the one who asked for him to come in given that he is the head of the Office of Government Procurement. We had a discussion about this last week and, essentially, this is entirely within the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts because it is about process and failures of process. We need to understand those failures. It appears that there is an institutional gap and yet we...

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome our guests. It is important that witnesses and members have respect for each other. Although I do not want to labour the point, I feel the comment did not get this meeting off to a good start. I think it was utterly inappropriate. Mr. Watt has apologised. I refer to page 9 of the opening statement, on which the public spending code and looking to achieve value for money are...

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Is that in the private sector?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Mr. O'Brien would be well apprised in terms of tendering, etc. I did not have to go and do research in Harvard, Yale, Cambridge or Oxford. I just had a look at the DIT for an outline of what can go wrong where there are serious project design errors. Essentially, it states that if the design plans are defective, one will inevitably be destined for cost overruns in construction projects,...

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I am very short on time.

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: There are industry norms for many of these things. For example, a programme shown on RTÉ in recent nights put some of the points succinctly, particularly the fact that the lowest tender was 20% lower than the second lowest and the third lowest was 45% higher than the lowest.

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Would that raise a flag with Mr. O'Brien in terms of industry norms?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Murphy: These are people tendering at the same time for the same project.