Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by his Department and State agencies under his 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [29235/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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Expenditure by my Department for the period in question in respect of conference facilitation, training in communications, and related services, including the development of a Communications Strategy for the Irish Refugee Protection Programme, is set out in the table:

With regard to bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department, and in line with D/Per Circular 25/2016 and the Protocol for the Provision of Information to Members of the Oireachtas by State Bodies under the Aegis of Government Departments, I have requested that the information be provided directly to the Deputy.