Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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502. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget and expenditure in her Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected expenditure for 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54457/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The table below provides details of expenditure incurred by my Department and its Offices on marketing and media, including advertising campaigns, over the period 2016 to 2018.

It is not possible at this stage to provide details of the projected spend by my Department in 2019 on marketing and media initiatives as projects which are considered beneficial will only be identified over the course of the year.

With regard to the Offices under the aegis of my Department, the Companies Registration Office estimates that it will spend €103,000 on business awareness campaigns in 2019. Due to the change of name of the Patents Office to the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland, it is estimated that expenditure of €30,000 will be incurred by that Office on marketing and media in this regard in 2019.

My Department and its Offices use external service providers having regard to the business needs for such services. In engaging such providers, the Department and its Offices are mindful of the need to secure value for money while achieving desired outcomes.

Expenditure incurred by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and its Offices over the period 2016 to 2018 on Marketing, Media and Advertising Campaigns