Written answers

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Departmental Contracts Data

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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152. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by her Department and State agencies under her aegis on outside contract and or third party public relations advice and training in past three years to date in 2017, by year and company engaged, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29234/17]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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My Department uses external public relations providers having regard to its business needs for specialist communications advice, training and technical materials assistance. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and, accordingly, strives to keep costs to the minimum.

The amount spent by my Department on outside contract and or third party public relations advice and training in the past three years to date in 2017, by year and company engaged, is set out in the following table.  My response includes work to support my Department’s advertising, publicity and awareness requirements.

The hiring of public relations firms by agencies under the aegis of my Department is a day-to-day operational matter for the agencies concerned. I have asked the agencies to provide details of any such contracts and I will forward these to the Deputy once received.

Year
2014Barberry Ltd

T/A Keating & Associates

19 Fitzwilliam Place

Dublin 2
To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures).€3,136
2014Jays Printing

Unit 7

Abbey Business Park

Grange Drive

Baldoyle Industrial Estate

Dublin 13
To provide roll-up banners for Internal Market Unit to use at events promoting the Services Directive€268.14
2014European Institute of CommunicationsAttendance of one staff member at Certificate in Social Media Training course€395
2014BMF Business Services Attendance of two staff members at Social Media Conference €480
2015Atomic Advertising Ltd

15A Bishop Street

Dublin 8
To provide brand development work for the launch of the Low Pay Commission€1,537
2015Jays Printing

Unit 7

Abbey Business Park

Grange Drive

Baldoyle Industrial Estate

Dublin 13
To provide roll-up banners for the launch of the Low Pay Commission€379
2015Jays Printing

7 Abbey Business Park

Baldoyle

Dublin 13
To provide a rigid sign for the launch of the CSR Hub website.€74
2015Atomic Advertising Ltd

15A Bishop Street

Dublin 8
To provide the Department with a one year advertising campaign, radio and digital, to raise awareness of a range of Government provided enterprise supports€284,524
2015Atomic Advertising Ltd

15A Bishop Street

Dublin 8
To create a dual language logo for the Low Pay Commission€290
2015Barberry Ltd

T/A Keating & Associates

19 Fitzwilliam Place

Dublin 2
To provide NERA (and from 1st October 2015, the Workplace Relations Commission) with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures).€6827
2015IPAAttendance at one-day seminar ‘Social Media for Public Sector Organisations’€405
2015BMF Business ServicesAttendance of four staff members at one-day Social Media conference€1079
2016Barberry Ltd

T/A Keating & Associates

19 Fitzwilliam Place

Dublin 2
To provide the Workplace Relations Commission with Communication Services (including PR; Media Monitoring advising on the design, content and production of reports and brochures.€4981.50
2016Fuzion CommunicationsProvision of Communications services to the Workplace Relations Commission€6863.40
2016Atomic Advertising Ltd

15A Bishop Street

Dublin 8
To provide the Department with a one year advertising campaign, radio and digital, to raise awareness of a range of Government provided enterprise supports (This amount relates to work carried out in 2015)€20,568
2016Strategem b.t.l. Ltd.To provide the Department with a six month public campaign to raise awareness of the Prompt Payment Code€36,232
2016Public Relations Institute of IrelandAttendance of two staff members at four day training course ‘Certificate for Civil Service Press Officers’€3,780
2016BMF Business ServicesAttendance of 4 staff members at Social Media Conference€1080
2016Law SocietySocial media eSeminars for one staff member€195
2017Strategem b.t.l. Ltd.To provide the Department with a six month public campaign to raise awareness of the Prompt Payment Code (This amount relates to work carried out in 2016)€25,155

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