Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 347: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the value of advertising placed in national newspapers in 2005; the newspapers and the amount received for each of the past five years; and if the placing of official notices and departmental advertisements are subject to a tendering process. [7697/06]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 466 of 10 February 2004 regarding expenditure on advertising by my Department in 2002 and 2003.

Brindley Advertising holds the Government contract for advertising in the print media, mainly for statutory and official notifications. Advertising is normally placed in the national newspapers and also regional newspapers and specialised journals, as appropriate. Payments to Brindley Advertising were as follows: 2004 —€362,552.00; 2005 —€249,026.70; and 2006 to date — nil.

In 2005, €5,829.57 was paid to the Department of Agriculture and Food in respect of this Department's contribution to advertising on the consultation process on rural development strategy 2007-2013.