Written answers

Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Department of Defence

Public Relations Contracts Data

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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287. To ask the Minister for Defence his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43644/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has not incurred any expenditure on external public relations since March 2011.

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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288. To ask the Minister for Defence the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company, in tabular form. [43660/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011 is set out in the following table.

Report Cost Company Publication Date
An independent review of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) fatalities in 1989 €51,660 Mr. Frank Callinan, S.C. 19th September 2011
Review of the Air Corps’ Safety Management System €20,000 Jacques Michaud 14 November 2013
Third Report of the Independent Monitoring Group (IMG) €22,500 Dr. Eileen Doyle 3 September 2014
Consultancy report to assess the impact of an upgrade of Departments financial application software. €24,870.60

Fujitsu Ltd 30 January 2015
Review of the Civil Defence Branch €7,200 Mr. Jim Blighe N/A

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