Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 238: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on media monitoring or press cutting services for each of the years 2002 to 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1984/08]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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A total €46,698 was spent by my Department on media monitoring and press cutting services for the years 2002 to 2007. The expenditure was in relation to the National Development Plan and Community Support Framework Information Office set up to fulfil the information and publicity requirements (including statutory EU communications requirements) of the EU co-funded NDP/CSF 2000-2006. As part of these requirements the Office monitors media coverage of the NDP/CSF. The following table gives the breakdown of expenditure by year.