Written answers

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Public Relations Contracts Data

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán 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]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine 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 EventEventExpenditure
11/07/11Report on consultations with young people on Reform of the Junior Cycle in 2nd level schools€590.20
27/07/11Report of consultations with children living in the care of the State.€590.20
18/11/11Dáil na nÓg Event€820.00
15/10/12How we see it: Report of a survey on Teenagers Body Image€436.97
07/11/12Life as a Child and Young Person in Ireland€493.72
09/11/12Comhairle na Óg National Showcase€828.55
15/11/13Dáil na Óg Event€1,094.70
20/11/14Comhairle na Óg National Showcase€522.75
27/11/15Dáil na nÓg Event€424.35
20/11/16Comhairle na Óg National Showcase€528.90
Photography Costs for Other Events

Date of Event
EventTotal Expenditure
23/11/11Research Launch€375.00
28/08/12Report of Task Force €493.72
23/09/12 to 25/09/12Visiting Vietnamese Delegation with Vietnamese Minister for Justice, Adoption Authority and Irish Vietnamese Society€1409.22
04/10/12 to 5/11/12Children's Referendum Information€1709.70
04/03/13Standards for Local Youth Groups€436.97
20/06/13EU Presidency International Conference Event€120.00
19/09/13Dublin Castle Networking of Four Youth Organisations€500.00
20/09/13Launch of Board of Child & Family Agency€300.00
16/04/14Launch of Better Outcomes Brighter Futures€189.80
05/03/15Establishment of Mother and Baby Homes Commission€90.80
16/04/15Supply of images for Mother and Baby Homes Commission€177.42
14/05/15Photoshoot for Mother and Baby Homes Commission€120.37
Advertising

Year
Payment toExpenditure
2011No Spend
2012KD Nine Advertising and

Marketing (Broadcast

Media Advertising for

Children's Referendum)
€164,725.29
2012Brindley Advertising (Advertising related to the Children's Referendum)€247,515.95
2013FCR (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
2014FCR Media (Placing of Department’s details in state Directory, Golden Pages (books & website) and Eircom phone directories)€6,279.15
2015MediaVest (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
2016MediaVest ( 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
2012 to 2013MKC 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 DevelopmentYearPayment toExpenditure
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
2013Fusio 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
2014/2015Penhouse Design (Update of Inventory of Data Sources on Children's Lives site)€3,259.50
2016 / 2017Fusio Ltd. (Website development for Access and Inclusion Model)€3,321.00

Interview Training & Preparation

Year
Payment toExpenditure
2013Carr Communications Interview & Interviewer Training – Middle Management Internal Promotions€4,750.00
2014PAI Publications – Interview Skills for Interviewers €245.00
2015Carr 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
2016Carr 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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