Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Expenditure
Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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500. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his expenditure on media training in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the firms contracted to provide training; and the position or grade of those availing of training, for example, Minister, Secretary General, principal officer and so on. [37052/25]
James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Table below contains the details of expenditure, training providers and grade of staff availing of media training, by my Department from 2015 to date in 2025, funded by the Training budget of my Department.
Table
| Year | Training Budget Expenditure | Firms | Grades Availing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nil | ||
| 2024 | €1,892.30 | Europa Media Training | 1 Executive Officer |
| 2023 | €5,925 | PRII – Public Relations Institute of Ireland | 2 Assistant Principal Officers 1 Executive Officer |
| 2022 | €750. | IPA - Institute of Public Administration | 1 Executive Officer |
| 2021 | €4,707 | DCU – Dublin City University Drury Communications | 1 Assistant Principal Officer Minister Of State |
| 2020 | €198 | OneLearning | 2 Higher Executive Officers 1 Clerical Officer |
| 2019 | Nil | ||
| 2018 | €2,297 | Irish Times Training | 2 Principal Officers 6 Assistant Principal Officers 2 Executive Officers |
| 2017 | Nil | ||
| 2016 | Nil | ||
| 2015 | Nil |
Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his Department's expenditure on media consultancy in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the consultancy firms involved; and the nature of each contract, in tabular form. [37070/25]
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