Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 430: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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, on-line advertising, outdoor advertising and other forms of advertising and consultancy or production costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24965/09]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 431: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [24980/09]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Question Nos. 430 and 431 together.

I can advise the Deputy that my Department has not carried out any advertising campaigns during the first six months of 2009. Any such campaigns carried out by bodies under the aegis of my Department are day to day operational issues and a matter for those bodies.