Written answers
Wednesday, 5 July 2006
Department of An Taoiseach
Consultancy Contracts
12:00 pm
Eamon 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]
Bertie 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 |
2005 | 145.20 |
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 Consultancy | 145.20 | 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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