Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Department of Defence
Departmental Expenditure
Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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229. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department's 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. [37045/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the details of my Department's expenditure on media training in each of the years 2015-2025, those contracted to provide training and the position of those benefiting from the training.
Year | Company | Nature of Training | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Carr Communications | Office of Emergency Planning staff | €3,000 |
2019 | Carr Communications | Office of Emergency Planning staff | €8,250 |
2022 | Carr Communications | Office of Emergency Planning staff | €5,000 |
2023 | Carr Communications | Office of Emergency Planning staff 32 participants | €13,750 |
2024 | Carr Communications | Civil Defence Officers (HEO Equivalent), Assistant Civil Defence Officers (EO Equivalent) | €2,500 |
2024 | Fuzion | Office of Emergency Planning staff | €7,500 |
Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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230. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [37063/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information for the years 2015-2025 relating to expenditure on media consultancy, consultants engaged and the cost of those contracts is set out in the following table.
| Year | Consultants Engaged | Nature of Work Carried Out | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q4PR | External communications support to the Chair and Members of the External Oversight Body | €1,599 |
| 2024 | 360 Finn Partners | Assistance in the delivery of a comprehensive Communications Strategy | €20,664 |
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