Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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415. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on accounting and cost recording in each of the years since 2012; the amount to be spent in 2018; the amount projected for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53981/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The amount spent on accounting and cost recording relates to the annual cost of support, licensing and maintenance of the Department of Health Financial Management System (FMS). This system is also used for the same purpose by the Department of Children & Youth Affairs but the cost is included in the costs to the Department of Health.

Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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416. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on social media by his Department in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the projected spend in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53992/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The amount spent on social media for the years is as follows:

- 2019: we do not have an project spend on social media for 2019;

- 2018 Social Media €70,761.34;

- 2017 Social Media N/A;

- 2016 Social Media N/A.

Social Media costs for 2018 were incurred in the dissemination of information campaigns in support of Mental Health Services and the Health and Wellbeing Programme.

Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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417. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on marketing and media by his Department in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the projected spend in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54009/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Health interprets marketing and media costs as advertising costs. Advertising includes advertising board vacancies and public consultations.

Social Media costs in 2018 were incurred in the promotion of Mental Health Services and the Health and Wellbeing Programme.

Advertising costs for 2016, 2017 and 2018 are set out below: