Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by his Department on public relations advice and media advice since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies engaged for this advice in tabular form. [22284/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not entered into any contracts for public relations advice or consultancy in the period specified.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by his Department on advertising and public messaging in print, broadcast and online since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies engaged to assist with placing the advertisements and the companies advertised with in tabular form. [22302/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table.

The expenditure incurred on advertising and public messaging includes promotion of a number of significant programmes/campaigns associated with my Department such as the Brexit Readiness Campaign for the freight and maritime industries and the promotion of active and sustainable travel.

In procuring these services, my Department has always endeavoured to ensure value for money and to keep expenditure to the minimum necessary.