Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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437. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money spent on external public relations companies hired for branding, imaging and so on of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2361/13]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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I understand that following a competitive public tender process which concluded in October 2012, Bord Gáis Éireann retained the services of brand development agencies for the Irish Water Programme . A process to develop the vision for the new public water uitlity was initiated in November 2012, and will be developed over the coming year. The contract was put in place to deliver substantial research and consultation which will take account of the views of all stakeholders in the new public utility.