Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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94. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department on public advertising and the purchase of external communications and publicity in 2018 by advertising campaign, including specific amounts on social media campaigns (details supplied) or other digital platforms; the amount spent on public relations or other communications support in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53573/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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My Department did not incur any costs in relation to public relations or other communications support in 2018.

Details of the amount spent on public advertising up to 14 December, 2018, including advertising on digital platforms, is outlined in the table below. The only social media campaign expenditure was €8,118, which was in relation to a Twitter information campaign as part of the Be Winter Ready Information Campaign 2018-2019.