John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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518. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department spent on public relations consultants and all matters relating to public relations in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11431/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Please see the following table which has the information in respect of Public Relations expenditure by my Department in 2016.

(1) contract for public consultation process to inform the Development of the National Drugs Strategy. This has been included here because it has a public relations dimension as it involves a range of public activities and events to publicise the consultation process to optimise public participation.

(2) contract for Development of Strategy to support communication for the Healthy Ireland Framework and toolkit for Healthy Ireland Council.