Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of public advertising funded by his Department in 2008; the breakdown between statutory and non-statutory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10064/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Advertising undertaken by my Department in Ireland typically includes advisory notices on public opening hours over holiday periods, changes in passport application procedures and fees, job vacancy advertisements, phone book information, and public information notices relating to Ireland's official aid programme. The total cost of advertising incurred in 2008 was €589,000. Of this overall figure, €356,542 was incurred under statutory obligation. Much of this material is also placed on the Department's website but a certain level of advertising continues to be necessary in order to reach all of our customers, particularly in relation to important passport and consular services and to fulfil the statutory obligations for the advertisement of employment vacancies.