Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if agencies, boards, quangos or other bodies within the remit of her 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 her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [24975/09]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department has carried out, during the first six months of 2009, advertising campaigns to promote any policies or programmes being implemented by her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [24990/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 358 together.

During the first six months of 2009, advertisements were placed in the National press, relating to the following policies and programmes:1. Consultation on fees payable to Health Professionals; 2.Notice to Landlords of Tenants receiving Rent Supplement; Table 1 outlines the costs associated with the above advertisements; Table 2 outlines the information requested in relation to the agencies under the remit of the Department.

Advertising Campaigns carried out in the period 1 January to 30 June 2009