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Thursday, 13 December 2018

Department of Defence

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Photo of Fiona O'LoughlinFiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date 2018, by month and company engaged in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52544/18]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the amount spent on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date in 2018 by my Department, by month and company engaged, is set out in the following table.

CompanyMonthAmountDescription
Be Winter Ready Campaign
Spark FoundryNovember€25,221.96Radio Advertisements
Spark FoundryNovember€5,535.00Twitter campaign
Spark FoundryNovember€2,583.00Management of Twitter campaign
Irish IndependentNovember€6,150.00Advertisement
O’Sullivan SafetyNovember€5,528.61HiViz waistcoats and backpacks
Word PerfectNovember€656.94Irish translation of winter ready leaflets, Ministers speeches etc.
Bridge Interpreting ServicesNovember€238.80Sign Language Interpreter at launch
The Annual Easter Sunday Commemoration
Spark FoundryJuly€4,222.14Advertisement
The  60th anniversary of participation by Ireland in United Nations peacekeeping operations
Word PerfectJuly€46.64Translation services
Spark FoundryJuly€20,372.05Newspaper advertisement
Total€70,555.14 

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