Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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886. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent by her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [11761/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The information requested in relation to my own Department is set out out in the table.

The Deputy might note that the overall objective is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum and that these services are only used when deemed necessary in the course of Departmental activity.

The information requested relating to agencies under the remit of my Department is an operational matter and I have requested the agencies concerned to supply the information directly to the Deputy.