Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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208. To ask the Minister for Finance 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.. [46077/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that the following public relations companies or agencies have been utilised by my department for information campaigns in 2017:

MediaVest: Publication of an Article covering the success of the Department of Finance in the IITD Awards 2017 where my Department won the “Best Learning and Development Organisation- Medium Category 2017.” The costs incurred by my Department totalled €2,870.54.

Gordon MRM: Announcement relating to AIB IPO Retail Offering Information. My Department procured the services of this company, but the costs are fully recoupable from AIB. The costs concerned totalled €91,202.04, but there is no net cost to my Department.

Language Communications: Public awareness campaign to promote customer switching. My Department procured the services of this company, but the costs are fully recoupable from AIB and PTSB in the context of their restructuring plans. The costs concerned totalled €713,687, but there is no net cost to my Department.

My Department has also advertised directly on a number of occasions, and I have also included a breakdown of those costs below:

Independent Newspapers Marketing Ltd; Irish Examiner; The Irish Times Ltd: Information notice re: Beneficial Ownership. Cost: €2,407.73.

Tuairisc Bheo Teoranta: Information notice re: consultation on Irish language scheme onwww.tuairisc.ie.Cost: €982.77.

Independent Newspapers Marketing Ltd: Information notice re: consultation on Irish language scheme in Seachtain Irish language supplement. Costs: €1,239.84.