Written answers

Thursday, 6 July 2006

Department of Transport

Departmental Expenditure

6:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 466: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount which was spent in his Department for the years 2005 and from January 2006 to date for media purposes or advertising; where the money was spent, that is, national papers, provincial papers, RTÉ radio, local radio and so on; the amounts spent on a yearly basis for each of the previous three years; and if money was spent on videos, for promotional, educational or advertising purposes. [27965/06]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The amount of money spent by my Department on advertising that includes public information notices and official notices in newspapers each year since June 2002 (when this Department was established) up to the end of May 2006 is as follows.

Year Amount paid Newspaper
2002 €78,192.03 (Ads) The Irish Times
€4,723.07 (Govt. notices) Irish Independent
Irish Examiner
Financial Times
2003 €36,410.65 (Ads) The Irish Times
€24,038.31 (Govt. notices) Irish Independent
Irish Examiner
Star
Evening Herald
Foinse
2004 €68,209.60 (Ads) The Irish Times
€20,441.04 (Govt. notices) Irish Independent
Irish Examiner
Sunday Independent
Foinse
Sunday Tribune
2005 €45,022.06 (Ads) The Irish Times
€9,086.17 (Govt. notices) Irish Independent
Irish Examiner
Star
Foinse
Evening Herald
Sunday Business Post
Sunday Tribune
2006 €84,806.61 (Ads) The Irish Times
€9,086.17 (Govt. notices) Irish Independent
Irish Examiner
Star
Sun
Foinse
Evening Herald
Marine Times
Irish Skipper
Fleet Management
Local papers

In addition, the Department has spent €46,000.00 (plus VAT) since 2002 on publicising road safety for educational purposes under the Business 2000 programme and €46,000.00 (plus VAT) including the production costs on video/DVD/CD material for Transport 21.

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