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Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Department of Defence

Public Relations Contracts Data

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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354. To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [4540/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The table outlines the information in relation to the cost of hiring external public relations companies in the period 2007 to 2010.

Year Expenditure - €
2007 253,300
2008 1,848,000
2009 Nil
2010 Nil
The above expenditure relates to a Public Information and Awareness Campaign on Emergency Planning. The main focus of the campaign was the publication and distribution of a handbook – ‘Preparing for Major Emergencies’.The handbook was distributed to every household in the country.

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