Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

133. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date in 2018, by month and company engaged in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39636/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

My Department has not incurred any expenditure on third party public relations advice or communications advice in 2018.

The following table sets out expenditure in relation to public awareness campaigns to date in 2018.

This expenditure relates to the cost of newspaper, radio and website advertisements of warning notices in respect of military training/firing exercises, general warning notices pertaining to Rifle Ranges, notice of annual road closures and notice of inclosure of Curragh lands under sections 11 and 12 of the Curragh of Kildare Act 1961.