Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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641. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that her Department has paid for advertising, features and so on in a magazine (details supplied). [9579/22]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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650. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has won any award from a publication (details supplied); if so, when this award was won; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9837/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 and 650 together.

In relation to the amount spent on advertising and features I can confirm the Department of Justice placed advertisements to the value of €1,875 in 2020, and €1,906 in 2021 in Public Sector Magazine.

In 2020 Public Sector Magazine awarded the Department of Justice the Campaign Of The YearAwardfor work combatting sexual harassment with the No Excuses campaign.

In 2021 the Department was awarded the Excellence In Services To The Community Award for work to help victims and vulnerable witnesses in sexual violence cases by the same publication.

I can also inform the Deputy that my Department has since clarified its policy that paid advertising should only be undertaken for the purpose of providing public information or raising awareness of a matter of public concern.