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Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

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Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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1686. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the Government's initiatives in her Department in 2017 that promoted State services or welfare payments, public awareness on regulatory changes and public consultations that involved advertising and promotion on television, radio, newspapers and online, in tabular form; and the level of expenditure for each such initiative. [2261/18]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Details of the Department’s expenditure on public awareness campaigns in 2017 are set out in the following table.

Public Awareness Campaign Costs 2017 (Includes Design)

DateCampaign NameCost (VAT Inclusive)
MarchMyGovID€83,674
AprilWelfare Cheats€201,625
AprilTreatment Benefit: Open to self employed€107,889
JulyBack to School Clothing & Footwear€68,152
JulyPaternity Benefit€131,392
SeptemberJobsweek 2017€3,871
SeptemberFuel Allowance – New Lump Sum option (Part 1)€51,876
OctoberTreatment Benefit :  Extension of dental, optical etc benefits €97,031
NovemberFuel Allowance – Part 2€65,083
NovemberInvalidity Pension – extension to the self employed€92,422
DecemberNational Minimum Wage€57,192

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