Written answers

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [48123/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My Department has not incurred any expenditure on public relations, promotion and advertising in respect of the National Development Plan 2018-2027 and Project Ireland 2040 since its publication in February 2018.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by her Department to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48189/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Department has two contracts through the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) for the provision of drinking water. One contract is for mains-fed water coolers; the other provides for 9 litre bottle-fed coolers where mains-fed coolers are not an option. The 9 litre water containers are reusable and are collected with each new delivery. Following the Government decision to end the purchasing of single-use plastic, the Department has issued staff with individual reusable water bottles for use with these water-coolers.

The Department does not purchase disposable coffee cups but rather provides china, glasses and cutlery for meetings and events.

The spend on water coolers to the end of October 2019 is as follows:

- 9 litre reusable container water contract - €25,918

- Mains-fed contract - €25,652.

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