Written answers

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Public Relations Contracts Data

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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569. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form a list of all external public relations firms hired by his Department and associated costs incurred from 2007 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4542/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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My Department has engaged the services of external public relations companies for a number of specific high profile campaigns including Race Against Waste and climate change awareness. Details of the amounts paid in respect of hiring external public relations companies for such services are set out in the tables below.

Company Name Contract Amount Paid (including VAT) Year
Mary Murphy & Associates Public relation services for the Race Against Waste Campaign €953 2007
Brindley Advertising Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign € 167,903. 2007
Mary Murphy & Associates Public relations servi ces for National Climate Change Awareness Campaign €587,562 2008
First Communication & Advertising

Public relations services for National Climate Changes Awareness Campaign € 158,894.28

2008
Mary Murphy & Associates Public relations servi ces for National Climate Change Awareness Campaign €283,751 2009
Mary Murphy & Associates Public relations service s for National Climate Change Awareness Campaign €59,392 2010


Company Name Contract Amount Paid (including VAT) Year
Mary Murphy & Associates Public relation services for the Race Against Waste Campaign €953 2007
Brindley Advertising Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

€ 167,903.

2007
Mary Murphy & Associates Public relations servi ces for National Climate Change Awareness Campaign €587,562 2008
First Communication & Advertising

Public relations services for National Climate Changes Awareness Campaign € 158,894.28

2008
Mary Murphy & Associates Public relations servi ces for National Climate Change Awareness Campaign €283,751 2009
Mary Murphy & Associates Public relations service s for National Climate Change Awareness Campaign €59,392 2010

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