Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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91. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on public relations, promotion and advertising for the National Development Plan 2018-2027 and Project Ireland 2040 since its publication in February 2018 by category (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48124/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department of Finance has no expenditure on public relations, promotion and advertising for the National Development Plan 2018-2027 and Project Ireland 2040 since its publication in February 2018.

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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92. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48190/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy’s Question, the Department of Finance manages provisions in the areas mentioned by the Deputy both for itself and for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

The figures for 2019 to-date for both Departments are as follows:

* These units are the large 18.9 Litre spring water bottles that fit onto floor-mounted dispensers.

In addition the Office of Government Procurement, which is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and has its own vote, had an expenditure of €2,078.91 to-date in 2019 in respect of bottled water.