Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of each instance of advertorial content commissioned by his Department and agencies under its remit in the past 12 months; the date this content was published; the purpose of this content; the cost of its publication; the publication or platform on which it was published, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10771/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Government approved a number of priority information campaigns which included the Action Plan for Education 2018. In launching the Action Plan for Education, a special pull-out was produced by a national daily newspaper in partnership with the government. While the cost was not met by my Department, I understand it amounted to €8,600 excluding vat. The material produced in the pull-out included: preparing students for a changing world with foreign language skills, preparing for Brexit, learning in a digital age, and information about the growing popularity of apprenticeship and traineeship as an exciting career option. It was published on Wednesday 14th February 2018.

With regard to bodies under the aegis of the Department, the information sought is a matter for each agency and is not collated centrally.  However, my officials are aware of published content paid for by SOLAS and information in relation to this is contained in the following table.