Written answers
Thursday, 17 February 2005
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Consultancy Contracts
5:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 84: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number, cost and status of all public relation consultancies, contracts or procurements entered into by or on behalf of his Department or its agents or agencies in the past three years; the terms of reference in each such appointment; the person to whom such persons report and from whom they receive instructions; if any such person or group had any previous contracts, commitments or employment with either of the Government parties. [5505/05]
John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Since the establishment of my Department in June 2002 the following contracts have been awarded for public relations projects. The following table sets out the details requested in respect of the public relations contracts:
| PR Consultant | Service Provided | Year | Value of Contract | Reporting To |
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| Kate Bowe PR Ltd. | Irish Festival in China Provision of Public Relations Management Services | 2003/4 | 72,834 (paid to date) | Festival Commissioner |
| Siobhán Colgan | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Public Relations Management Services Contract term 7 months | 2003/4 | 32,777.53 | Commissioner of the Cultural Programme |
| Murray Consultants | PR Consultants for the Department | 2003/2004 | 101,668 (paid to date) | Corporate Services Division |
| Murray Consultants | PR Consultants for the Department (New Contract with effect from 7 December 2004). | 2004/2005 | 4,500 per month retainer | Corporate Services Division |
| Kate Bowe PR Ltd. | Public relations costs for "ReJoyce" Festival | 2004 | 4,800 | National Co-ordinator |
| Fleishman — Hilliard Saunders | Public relations costs for "ReJoyce" Festival | 2004 | 128,581 | National Co-ordinator |
| Brenda O'Hanlon | PR work for the Afterdark Programme | 2003 | 4,276 | Head of Marketing, National Museum |
| Drury Communications | PR Consultant to the National Library | 2002/2005 | 24,424 | Director of the National Library |
| Drury Communications | Promotion of Joyce Exhibition in National Library | 2004 | 21,853 | Keeper of Special Projects, National Library |
| Mahon O'Neill | PR Consultants for the National Archives for launch of "Counties in Time" CD and launch of the on-line exhibition "Views of the Four Presidencies" | 2002/2004 | 14,124 | Senior Archivist, National Archives |
As previous contracts, commitments or employment with Government parties is not a consideration in the awarding of contracts by my Department, the information sought by the Deputy in this regard is not available. The employment of PR consultants by the agencies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the agencies themselves and I have no information in this regard.
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