Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 26: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money he has spent on external public relations broken down by area such as photography, publications and so on since March 2011 to date. [39795/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not employ external public relations companies and has not for 2011. Public relations advice, where required is provided by my Department's Press Office. It is not possible to provide costs for this service, as the work is carried out as part of the standard duties of the staff involved. Table 1

* The vast bulk of the Departments advertising is carried out in the print media. This figure, which has reduced by 42% compared to 2010, includes the publication of statutory notices that are required to comply with various National & EU legislative requirements. Other media such as television & radio are rarely used. Internet media has not been used to date.