Written answers
Thursday, 6 July 2006
Department of Transport
Departmental Expenditure
6:00 pm
Michael 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]
Martin 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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