Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Department of Health
Public Relations Contracts Data
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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685. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming to office; the list of uses of each external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29121/14]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Press and Communications Office of my Department liaise with the media on behalf of the Department as well as all Ministers and do not use the services of a PR company. My Department has not spent any money on public relations or communications consultants from March 2011 to date. It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where it is felt to be appropriate and cost-effective, taking account of Government decisions and policy on the matter.
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