Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure by An Garda Síochána on media training and consultancy services with a company (details supplied) and any other provider in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16322/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.

I am, however, advised by the Garda Authorities that, following a public procurement process, the Communications Clinic was engaged to provide media training to both Garda and civilian staff in An Garda Síochána.

Payments made by An Garda Síochána to the Communications Clinic in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 are set out in the following table:

Taught Media Ltd were engaged in the provision of video training services to the Garda Press Office to facilitate the production of crime prevention and public safety videos for distribution over digital and social media. Payments were made to Taught Media in the years referenced by the Deputy and are set out in the following table: