Written answers

Wednesday, 5 July 2006

Department of An Taoiseach

Consultancy Contracts

12:00 pm

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 127: To ask the Taoiseach the total amount paid in terms of fees or expenses for the appointment of press or public relations consultants from outside his Department for each year since 2002; the firms appointed and the specific project or responsibility for which they were engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26966/06]

Photo of Bertie AhernBertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has engaged Public Relations Consultants to a value of €77,353.38 since 2002. The breakdown for each year is as follows:

2002 Nil
2003 Nil
2004 77,208.18
2005145.20
2006 Nil

These payments comprised of the following transactions:

2004 RTE 35,256.79 PR Consultancy — EU Presidency
2004 Grayling Gilmore 29,803.65 PR Consultancy — EU Presidency
2004 Carr Communications 12,147.74 Disability Bill — Public Relations.
2005 The Design Consultancy145.20 Short Jpeg Film — Asia Strategy

The projects associated with these payments were: promotion of awareness of Ireland's hosting of the EU Presidency from July 2003 to January 2004; preparatory work on the National Disability Strategy from May 2004 to July 2004; and promotion of the new "Asia Strategy" during 2005.

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