Written answers

Wednesday, 5 July 2006

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Consultancy Contracts

12:00 pm

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the 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. [26972/06]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Particulars of Public Relations Consultants appointed directly by my Department or its offices are set out in the tables. The purpose of the contracts was to improve public awareness across a range of issues including entitlements to the National Minimum Wage and Work Life Balance Campaigns.

2002
Name of Company Nature of Project Amount paid during 2002
QMP D'Arcy TV Press and Radio production to publicise the increase in the National Minimum Wage 13,944.04
Caden Communications PR & Communications adviser to the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA) 38,192.00
2003
Name of Company Nature of Project Amount paid during 2003
Mr. John Armstrong Consultant to the Department's Press Office for the duration of Ireland's Presidency of the EU 9,528.92
Carr Communications Effective Communications with clients of the Companies Registration Office (CRO) 29,108.00
Caden Communications PR & Communications adviser to the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA) 44,033.00
Zenith Optimedia Press, Radio and Internet Advertising for Work Life Balance Day 2004 70,272.37
Language Design Consultants re ad campaign for Work Life Balance Day 2004 26,589.75
2004
Name of Company Nature of Project Amount paid during 2004
Mr. John Armstrong Consultant to the Department's Press Office for the duration of Ireland's Presidency of the EU 41,545.44
Peter G White Ltd Provision of media advice for the Personal Injuries Assessment Board prior to its establishment on a statutory basis 1,270.50
QMP Publicis TV Press and Radio production to publicise the increase in the National Minimum Wage 29,040.00
Language Design Consultants re ad campaign for Work Life Balance Day 2004 3,179.88
Language Design Consultants re ad campaign for Work Life Balance Day 2005 36,358.08
Carr Communications Effective Communications with CRO clients 64,493.00
Caden Communications PR & Communications adviser to the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA) 55,539.00
2005
Name of Company Nature of Project Amount paid during 2005
QMP Publicis TV Press and Radio production to publicise the increase in the National Minimum Wage 33,387.53
Zenith Optimedia Press, Radio and Internet Advertising for Work Life Balance Day 2005 106,4719.97
Language Design Consultants re ad campaign for Work Life Balance Day 2005 8,771.01
Carr Communications Effective Communications with CRO clients 38,722.00
Caden Communications PR & Communications adviser to the Director (ODCA) 47,371.50
2006
Name of Company Nature of Project Amount paid during 2006
Zenith Optimedia Press, Radio and Internet Advertising for Work Life Balance Day 2006 91,409.37
Language Design Consultants re ad campaign for Work Life Balance Day 2006 9,284.46
Carr Communications Effective Communications with CRO clients 6,353.00

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