Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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433. To ask the Minister for Health 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. [4545/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Department has availed of the services of public relations firms for some health promotion campaigns in areas like smoking cessation, alcohol awareness, men's health, obesity and breastfeeding. Work carried out by these companies included public awareness and communications campaigns, as well as advertising and consumer research. Details are set out as follows: