Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for Transport if agencies, boards, quangos or other bodies within the remit of his Department have carried out advertising campaigns in the first six months of 2009 to promote policies or programmes being implemented by those agencies or by his Department; the details of the campaign or relevant programme; the cost of advertising in publications, broadcast advertising, online advertising, outdoor advertising and other forms of advertising and consultancy or production costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24977/09]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out, during the first six months of 2009, advertising campaigns to promote any policies or programmes being implemented by his Department; the name of the campaign or relevant programme; the total cost of advertising in publications, broadcast advertising, outdoor advertising and consultancy or production costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24992/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together.

The total expenditure to date in 2009 in relation to sustainable transport is €21, 549.42. This covers advertising relating to National Bike week and for the call for submission for demonstration smarter travel projects.

The Irish Coast Guard supplemented the publication of 30,000 "Aqua Attack" magazines as part of their water safety promotion in association with Irish Water Safety to the value of €6,300 in April 2009.

Transport 21 Programme advertising costs are set out in the following table:

Since January 2009 advertising consultants are engaged on a project-by-project basis.

Advertising or promotional programmes undertaken by agencies or bodies under the aegis of my Department are undertaken by them in the exercise of their statutory functions. This is a day to day matter for those bodies.