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Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Public Relations Contracts Data

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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641. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for details on the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department per annum since March 2011 in tabular form; the list of uses for the external public relations firms; the internal departmental policy with regard to employing external organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39505/16]

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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My Department awards contracts and procurements based on the most economically advantageous tender and strives to ensure that all contracts or procurements offered provide the greatest value for money possible. Officers of my Department closely monitor these contracts for their full duration.My Department has entered into the following contracts with public relations companies since March 2011:

2011

PR CompanyPurpose of Contract
Barberry Ltd T/A Keating & Associates19 Fitzwilliam PlaceDublin 2To provide NERA with Communications Services,

(including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports &

brochures and assisting with website content).
2012
PR CompanyPurpose of Contract
Barberry Ltd T/A Keating & Associates19 Fitzwilliam PlaceDublin 2To provide NERA with Communications Services, (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures and assisting with website content
2013
PR CompanyPurpose of Contract
Barberry Ltd T/A Keating & Associates19 Fitzwilliam PlaceDublin 2To provide NERA with Communications Services, (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures and assisting with website content
2014
PR CompanyPurpose of Contract
Barberry Ltd T/A Keating & Associates19 Fitzwilliam PlaceDublin 2To provide NERA with Communications Services,

(including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures and assisting with website content
2015
PR CompanyPurpose of Contract
Atomic Advertising LtdCampaign to raise awareness of a range of Government provided enterprise supports among business owners, and potential start-ups.
Barberry Ltd T/A Keating & Associates19 Fitzwilliam PlaceDublin 2To provide the National Employment Rights Authority (and from 1st October 2015, the Workplace Relations Commission) with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures).
2016
PR CompanyPurpose of Contract
Fuzion CommunicationsProvision of communications services to the Workplace Relations Commission.

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