Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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979. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the public relations companies or agencies the services of which his Department used for information campaigns since 1 January 2017; and the costs incurred to date in 2017. [46072/17]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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My Departmental remit includes complex policy areas, oversight of State regulation and service provision across key strategic services such as energy and public broadcasting, and regulation of sectors such as mining and hydrocarbon exploration. Given the technical complexity, economic significance and community interest in these areas, there is a requirement to disseminate information and to address specific issues as they arise. The Department therefore necessarily incurs some expenditure on public relations from time to time.In procuring these services, my Department always seeks to ensure value for money and keeping of expenditure to the minimum necessary.

The information which the Deputy requested is outlined in tabular format below: