Written answers

Tuesday, 22 April 2008

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Departmental Advertising

9:00 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 254: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out an advertising campaign to promote policies or programmes being implemented by his Department; the campaign or relevant programme; the cost of advertising in publications, broadcast advertising, outdoor advertising and any consultancy or production costs for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15290/08]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department or the Offices that come under the aegis of my Department carried out the following advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by my Department in the past five years:

National Minimum Wage campaign

Work Life Balance campaign

NERA Employment Rights campaign.

The cost of advertising in publications, broadcast advertising, outdoor advertising and any consultancy or production costs for each of the past five years is as follows:

YearNational Minimum Wage CampaignWork Life Balance campaignNERA Employment Rights campaign
â'¬â'¬â'¬
2007182,694172,397935,068
2006124,972223,824Nil
2005132,481605*Nil
2004122,796106,418*Nil
2003Nil104,518*Nil
*Best available figures in the time available.

However, in the time available it has not been possible to obtain information about advertising campaigns undertaken by the Companies Registration Office and the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs/National Consumer Agency in the past five years. However, the relevant information is being compiled at present and will be sent to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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