Written answers
Thursday, 9 February 2017
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Public Relations Contracts Data
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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272. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of expenditure by her Department or any organisations under the aegis of her Department for each of the years from 2005 to 2016, in tabular form, on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations, website development, interview training and preparation, including details of the events, campaigns or policies to which this expenditure related, and the company or individual to whom such payments were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6533/17]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I can inform the Deputy that the information below is from the establishment of my Department in June 2011. I am requesting the bodies under the aegis of my Department, namely, the Child and Family Agency, the Adoption Authority of Ireland, Oberstown Children Detention Campus and the Ombudsman for Children's Office to provide the relevant information to the Deputy.
Photography Costs for Children and Young People's Participation EventsDate of Event | Event | Expenditure |
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11/07/11 | Report on consultations with young people on Reform of the Junior Cycle in 2nd level schools | €590.20 |
27/07/11 | Report of consultations with children living in the care of the State. | €590.20 |
18/11/11 | Dáil na nÓg Event | €820.00 |
15/10/12 | How we see it: Report of a survey on Teenagers Body Image | €436.97 |
07/11/12 | Life as a Child and Young Person in Ireland | €493.72 |
09/11/12 | Comhairle na Óg National Showcase | €828.55 |
15/11/13 | Dáil na Óg Event | €1,094.70 |
20/11/14 | Comhairle na Óg National Showcase | €522.75 |
27/11/15 | Dáil na nÓg Event | €424.35 |
20/11/16 | Comhairle na Óg National Showcase | €528.90 |
Photography Costs for Other Events Date of Event | Event | Total Expenditure |
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23/11/11 | Research Launch | €375.00 |
28/08/12 | Report of Task Force | €493.72 |
23/09/12 to 25/09/12 | Visiting Vietnamese Delegation with Vietnamese Minister for Justice, Adoption Authority and Irish Vietnamese Society | €1409.22 |
04/10/12 to 5/11/12 | Children's Referendum Information | €1709.70 |
04/03/13 | Standards for Local Youth Groups | €436.97 |
20/06/13 | EU Presidency International Conference Event | €120.00 |
19/09/13 | Dublin Castle Networking of Four Youth Organisations | €500.00 |
20/09/13 | Launch of Board of Child & Family Agency | €300.00 |
16/04/14 | Launch of Better Outcomes Brighter Futures | €189.80 |
05/03/15 | Establishment of Mother and Baby Homes Commission | €90.80 |
16/04/15 | Supply of images for Mother and Baby Homes Commission | €177.42 |
14/05/15 | Photoshoot for Mother and Baby Homes Commission | €120.37 |
Advertising Year | Payment to | Expenditure |
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2011 | No Spend | |
2012 | KD Nine Advertising and Marketing (Broadcast Media Advertising for Children's Referendum) | €164,725.29 |
2012 | Brindley Advertising (Advertising related to the Children's Referendum) | €247,515.95 |
2013 | FCR (Media Placing of Department’s details in state Directory, Golden Pages (books & website) and Eircom phone directories) | €6,279.15 |
Public Appointments Service (Staff Recruitment) | €3,769.09 | |
2014 | FCR Media (Placing of Department’s details in state Directory, Golden Pages (books & website) and Eircom phone directories) | €6,279.15 |
2015 | MediaVest (Print media advertising campaign re Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) | €29,907.61 |
FCR Media (Placing of Department’s details in state Directory, Golden Pages (books & website) and Eircom phone directories) | €6,279.15 | |
MediaVest (Public radio advertisement campaign re Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) | €30,529.83 | |
2016 | MediaVest ( National public consultation on the Affordable Childcare Scheme) | €24,043.75 |
thejournal.ie (National public consultation on the Affordable Childcare Scheme) | €3,690.00 | |
FCR Media (Placing of Department’s details in state Directory, Golden Pages (books & website) and Eircom phone directories) | €5,960.58 | |
MediaVest (Print media advertising campaign re Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) | €37,724.22 | |
Phd Media (Public radio advertisement campaign re Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) | €26,754.25 | |
Penhouse Design (Design of leaflet for publicity campaign for the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme) | €1,230.00 | |
Watermans Ltd (Printing of leaflet for publicity campaign for the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme) | €1,798.50 |
Public Relations Year | Payment To | Expenditure |
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2012 to 2013 | MKC Communications service to assist with information and communications initiatives for the Children's Referendum, Report of the Child Death Review Group and the Child & Family Agency. | €39,595.00 |
Website Development | Year | Payment to | Expenditure |
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2012 | Fusio Ltd. (Website development for Children's Referendum) | €8,755.38 | |
Penhouse Design (Design of site for Children's Referendum) | €799.50 | ||
Fusio Ltd. (Website development for Inventory of Data Sources on Children's Lives) | €6,827.00 | ||
Penhouse Design (Design of site for Inventory of Data Sources on Children's Lives) | €9,218.00 | ||
Fusio Ltd. (Update to the Children's Database) | €492.00 | ||
2013 | Fusio Ltd. (Website development for Comhairle na nÓg) | €17,589.00 | |
Centre for Effective Services (Development of website for Children and Young People's Services Committees) | €7,000.00 | ||
2014/2015 | Penhouse Design (Update of Inventory of Data Sources on Children's Lives site) | €3,259.50 | |
2016 / 2017 | Fusio Ltd. (Website development for Access and Inclusion Model) | €3,321.00 |
Interview Training & Preparation Year | Payment to | Expenditure |
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2013 | Carr Communications Interview & Interviewer Training – Middle Management Internal Promotions | €4,750.00 |
2014 | PAI Publications – Interview Skills for Interviewers | €245.00 |
2015 | Carr Communications Interview Preparation - Middle Management Training | €700.00 |
Institute of Public Administration – Interview Preparation - Senior Management Training | €850.00 | |
PAI Publications – Interview Skills – Clerical / Executive Officer Training | €345.00 | |
2016 | Carr Communications Interview Training & Preparation – Group Training, Clerical/Executive Officer and Middle Management Training | €3,516.00 |
Institute of Public Administration – Interview & Interviewer Training for Internal Promotions | €2,600.00 |
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