Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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922. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide, in tabular form, by year, the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department since coming into office; if she will provide the list of uses of the external public relations firms and the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23430/15]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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No external public relations firms have been employed by my Department since my appointment in July 2014.

The engagement of external groups for the provision of specialised services, including public relations firms, is dependent on a number of factors, including the expertise and resources available within my Department. In that context, value for money is at all times a critical consideration.