Written answers
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Expenditure
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of expenditure by his Department or organisations under the aegis of his Department from 1 January 2017 to date in 2017 on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations, website development, media interview training and preparation; the events, campaigns or policies to which this expenditure related; the company or person to which such payments were made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54297/17]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy’s question the expenditure levels in my Department and the organisations under the aegis of the department from 1 January 2017 to date in 2017 on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations, website development, media interview training and preparation are listed in the following tables:
Departments Expenditure
| Company Name | Purpose | Cost | Campaign/Policy/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Vest Ltd Advertising €3,762.04 | Advertising | €3,762.04 | |
| The Friday Agency | Website Development | €15.141.30 | Development of website to publicise EU Funding in Ireland www.eufunds.gov.ie |
| Media Vest Ltd | Advertising | €3,762.04 | Our Public Service 2020 Consultation Advertising Campaign |
| The Friday Agency | Website Development | €15.141.30 | Development of website to publicise EU Funding in Ireland www.eufunds.gov.ie |
| Bearing Point | ICT Analysis/Software Development | €97,133 | Civil Service Mobility scheme development project |
| Creative Ltd. | Animated Information Video | €2,158.65 | Civil Service Mobility scheme development project |
| ESRI Ireland | Interactive Map for DPER HR website | €3,936.00 | Civil Service Mobility scheme development project |
| Irish Times (Exec Jobs). | Advertising | €522.75 | Additional advertising for the Senior HR Manager (Principal Officer) campaign |
| Mediavest | Advertising | €3,641.26 | Public Consultation- Review of Protected Disclosures Act |
| Mediavest | Advertising | €2,437.95 | Appointment of Disclosures Recipient under the Protected Disclosures Act |
| Public Appointments Service | Advertising | €3,451.38 | Recruitment Competition |
| Public Appointments Service | Advertising | €123 | Recruitment Competition |
| Iterate | Website Development | €5,175.75 | Website Development |
| Iterate | Website Development | €5,175.75 | Website Development |
| EU -Supply | Website Development | €22,210 | Website Development |
| Lensmen Photography | Civil Service Customer Engagement Survey | €€430.50 | Launch of the Civil Service Customer Engagement Survey |
| Maxwell Photography Limited | Photography | €154 | NSSO photography head shots |
| Maxwell Photography Limited | Photography | €464 | Shared Services in the Irish Public Service Conference 2017 |
Bodies under the aegis of the Department
| Company Name | Purpose | Cost | Campaign / Policy / Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | Entry in the IPA yearbook. | €196.80 | n/a |
| Iris Oifigiuil | Advertising | €31.00 | Notice of River Mall Flood Relief Scheme |
| Tipperary Star | Advertising | €307.50 | Notice of River Mall Flood Relief Scheme |
| Midland Newspaper Group | Advertising | €221.40 | Notice of River Mall Flood Relief Scheme |
| Medavest Ltd | Advertising | €634.24 | Notice of River Fealge Flood Relief Scheme |
| Webfactory | Office of the Information Commissioner website development | €27,137.73 | OIC Website development |
| IPA | Entry in the IPA yearbook. | €196.80 | n/a |
| Iris Oifigiuil | Advertising | €31.00 | Notice of River Mall Flood Relief Scheme |
| Tipperary Star | Advertising | €307.50 | Notice of River Mall Flood Relief Scheme |
| Midland Newspaper Group | Advertising | €221.40 | Notice of River Mall Flood Relief Scheme |
| Medavest Ltd | Advertising | €634.24 | Notice of River Fealge Flood Relief Scheme |
| Webfactory | Office of the Information Commissioner website development | €27,137.73 | OIC Website development |
| Webfactory | Office of the Ombudsman website development | €7,539.90 | Ombudsman Website development |
| Webfactory | Office of the Ombudsman online complaint form | €8,548.50 | Ombudsman online complaint form |
| 1Image | Publicity photographs | €701.10 | Publicity photographs |
| Noel Browne | Publicity photographs | €225.00 | Waterford Regional Visit/Seminar |
| Fennell Photography | Publicity photographs | €233.70 | Publicity photographs |
| Communications Clinic | General Communications skills training | €400.00 | General training |
| Murray Consultants | Regional promotion of regulation of lobbying | €1,137.75 | Regional promotion of regulation of lobbying |
| Mediavest | Advertisement in newspapers | €20,069.67 | CICs, Regional Visits, events |
| IPA | Advertisement in yearbook | €1,377.60 | Advertisement in yearbook |
| S&L Promotions | Advertisement in Senior Times Magazine | €3,751.50 | Over 50's Expo Advertising |
| WLR FM | Advertise Regional Visit | €4,738 | Advertise Regional Visit to Waterford |
| Michael Cooper Photography | Project launch photo-shoots for the EU’s PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programme | £6,176.22 * | Promotional campaign for PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programmes |
| Classic Informatics | Creation of new website for the SEUPB | £9,300 * | New website for the SEUPB |
| Independent news and media (Belfast telegraph) | Funding call public notifications – PEACE IV and INTERREG VA | £6,277.83 * | Funding call public notification – to help secure eligible funding applications for the PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programmes |
| Independent newspaper marketing (Irish independent) | Funding call public notifications – PEACE IV and INTERREG VA | €12,891.20 | Funding call public notification – to help secure eligible funding applications for the PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programmes |
| Newsquest media group (Glasgow Herald) | Funding call public notifications – PEACE IV and INTERREG VA | £7,418.88 * | Funding call public notification – to help secure eligible funding applications for the PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programmes |
| Brand X (the successful tenderer for the project) | Development of the PAS Website | €27,003 | The PAS Website is the key portal through which members of the public can contact the PAS in respect of job opportunities in the civil and wider public service. |
| S&L Promotions | Advertisement in Senior Times Magazine | €3,751.50 | Over 50's Expo Advertising |
| WLR FM | Advertise Regional Visit | €4,738 | Advertise Regional Visit to Waterford |
| Michael Cooper Photography | Project launch photo-shoots for the EU’s PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programme | £6,176.22 * | Promotional campaign for PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programmes |
| Classic Informatics | Creation of new website for the SEUPB | £9,300 * | New website for the SEUPB |
| Independent news and media (Belfast telegraph) | Funding call public notifications – PEACE IV and INTERREG VA | £6,277.83 * | Funding call public notification – to help secure eligible funding applications for the PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programmes |
| Independent newspaper marketing (Irish independent) | Funding call public notifications – PEACE IV and INTERREG VA | €12,891.20 | Funding call public notification – to help secure eligible funding applications for the PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programmes |
| Newsquest media group (Glasgow Herald) | Funding call public notifications – PEACE IV and INTERREG VA | £7,418.88 * | Funding call public notification – to help secure eligible funding applications for the PEACE IV and INTERREG VA Programmes |
| Brand X (the successful tenderer for the project) | Development of the PAS Website | €27,003 | The PAS Website is the key portal through which members of the public can contact the PAS in respect of job opportunities in the civil and wider public service. |
| National Radio Stations (RTE, Newstalk, and Today FM) | Radio advertising for State Boards | €28,612 | National Radio campaign to encourage participation on State Boards. |
| Q4 Public Relations company. | Public Relations | €47,970 | To assist the PAS with public relations, communications advice and marketing functions |
| Public Appointments Service (PAS) | General advertising of competitions and job vacancies across the civil and public service and wider public sector. | €560,000 | PAS have run approximately 330 campaigns to date in 2017 which require the preparation and placement of advertisements across print and digital media to raise awareness about and encourage applications for the variety of roles offered within Government departments, the Health Service Executive, Local Authorities and An Garda Síochána. Mediavest deals directly with the print and digital media outlets on behalf of PAS and the bulk of the cost indicated is to meet the costs of advertising in these National and regional print and digital media outlets. |
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