Written answers
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Department of Health
Departmental Contracts Data
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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220. To ask the Minister for Health 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. [29233/17]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Details of external PR companies engaged between 2014 and 2016 are presented in the following table. I will advise the Deputy separately of details if any public relations companies were engaged by the Department during 2017.
| Year | Name of Company | Cost | Tendered Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | €11,826 | Public consultation process to inform the development of a new National Drugs Strategy. This work has a public relations dimension, as it involves a range of different public activities and events to publicise the consultation process in order to optimise public participation |
| 2015 | DHR Communications | €86,100 | Development of strategy to support communication of the Healthy Ireland Framework and toolkit for Healthy Ireland Council |
It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where it is felt to be appropriate and cost-effective, taking account of Government decisions and policy on the matter.
I have asked the HSE to provide details of any expenditure it may have in this area, directly to the Deputy. Details for other bodies under the aegis of the Department are operational matters for the bodies concerned and the Deputy should contact the relevant Director/CEO/Registrar directly.
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