Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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300. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the communications, press and public relations budget allocated to her Department for 2018; the way in which it is being spent; if it is behind or ahead of profile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39365/18]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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310. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [39632/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 and 310 together.

My Department does not have a specific budget subhead for public relations advice, communications, online advertising, press or public awareness campaigns. No specific amount was allocated for these activities in 2018.

There have been a number of payments in relation to these activities across my Department and the Offices under its remit in 2018 to date, details of these are set out in the table.