Written answers
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Expenditure
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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87. To ask the Taoiseach the level of expenditure by his Department or organisations under the aegis of his Department from 1 January 2017 to date on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations, website development, media interview training and preparation; the events, campaigns or policies to which this expenditure related; and the company or person to which such payments were made, in tabular form. [54431/17]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The following tables detail expenditure by my Department on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations and website development for 2017. There was no expenditure on media interview training and preparation.
No expenditure was incurred in these categories by the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only body under the aegis of my Department.
PHOTOGRAPHY
| Company | Detail | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Fennell Photography Ltd | Photography services for visit of UK PM Theresa May, including supply of images and distribution to media. | €695.25 |
| K. Ziegler | Photography services for the Taoiseach’s visit to Rome, November 2016 | €357.00 |
| Dowlings Pharmacy | Passport photos | €12.00 |
| Dowlings Pharmacy | Visa photos | €12.00 |
| Maxwell Photography Ltd | Photography services for the Department of the Taoiseach | €571.95 |
| Maxwell Photography Ltd | Photography services: Ministers receiving their seals of office | €438.52 |
| Donal Moloney | Photography for "Finite Lives" report | €5,675.00 |
| Marty Katz Photography | Photography services for Taoiseach, Washington DC, St. Patrick’s Day events. | €2,354.24 |
| Tom Sandler Photography | Photography services for Taoiseach visit to Toronto, Canada Trade Mission | €594.62 |
| Maxwell Photography Ltd | Photography services, appointment of ADC | €258.30 |
ADVERTISING
| Company | Detail | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FCR Media Ltd | Departmental entry in State Directory Section of Phonebook 2017/2018 | €5,571.90 |
| Cawley Nea TBWA Ltd | Production costs of videos for Regional Development Fund and Treatment Benefits including €2,000 for social media spend on RDF. | €13,351.55 |
| Cawley Nea TBWA Ltd | Production for radio and digital media advertising: Healthy Ireland Campaign | €16,605.00 |
COMMUNICATIONS ADVICE/PUBLIC RELATIONS
| Company | Detail | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 PUBLIC RELATIONS | PR and Communication Services for Data Summit 2017 | €30,750 |
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
| Company | Detail | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| pTools | Development work on Dept. Taoiseach's website | €1,240.20 |
| pTools | Development work on merrionstreet.ie website | €157.85 |
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