Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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725. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount expended by his Department to a company (details supplied) and other public relations firms used by his Department in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26856/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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Amounts expended under my Department's Vote to the named company and similar companies, with the services provided, in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 are set out in the table:

It is my Department's policy to use in-house resources as much as possible and to restrict the use of external support to a minimum.