Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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424. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns from January 2017 to date in 2018, by year, month and company engaged in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11769/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where it is felt to be appropriate and cost-effective, taking account of Government decisions and policy including procurement protocols on the matter.

The Department does not collect data in a manner which would allow the Deputy’s question to be answered in full. However, expenditure detail on public relations and communications advice by the Department in 2017 is as follows:

I will revert to the Deputy with information regarding the other expenditure requested as soon as it is available.