Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 495: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [7702/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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A total of €1,934,355 was spent by my Department on advertising in national newspapers in the past five years. A breakdown of this expenditure, exclusive of VAT, for each year in question is as follows:

All national newspapers, including the Irish language media, were used for the purposes of advertising. The Government Supplies Agency selects a company to manage general advertising requirements for all Departments in accordance with competitive tendering procedures.