Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail, in tabular form, the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department since coming to office; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; her internal Department policy regarding employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1872/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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In line with Department of Social Protection policy, the press office deals with all media queries and public relations matters. No money has been spent by my Department on public relations consultancy during the period in question. During this period, the Department has used the services of one external public relations firm for training purposes, details of which are outlined in the following table.