Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Taoiseach the public relations contracts continuing, completed and initiated during 2005; the project involved in each of these contracts; the name and address of the company involved; and the value of these contracts. [3583/06]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department did not engage public relations consultants during 2005 on behalf of either myself or my Department. Three contracts were engaged by bodies under the aegis of my Department. Two contracts were engaged by the National Centre for Partnership and Performance and one by the National Forum on Europe, the details of which are set out as follows.

Caden Communications, 4 York Terrace, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, was engaged for a project completed in 2005. The project was to develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy for the National Centre for Partnership and Performance and media relations. The total cost for 2005 was €19,392.

Limetree Consultants, Enterprise House, 27 Leinster Lawn, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, were engaged for a project initiated in November 2005 by the National Centre for Partnership and Performance. This project is to develop a comprehensive advertisement and communications strategy in which to disseminate the key messages contained in the national workplace strategy. The total cost for 2005 was €4,936.

Caroline Erskine is the media relations officer in the National Forum on Europe. The total amount paid to Ms Erskine for 2005 was €75,068. Her contract is continuing. Conor Joyce was also on contract as media relations officer with the forum and the total amount paid to him for 2005 was €4,800.