Written answers
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Department of Defence
Departmental Communications
Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)
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265. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61209/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy Gould for the years 2020 to date is set out in tabular form below:
| Year | Purpose of spend | Company | Amount spent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Civilian Recruitment Competition | Public Appointments Service (PAS) | €3,446.28 |
| 2020 | Be Winter Ready, Be Summer Ready ad campaign | Spark Foundry | €48,415.78 |
| 2020 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | North Wicklow Times Ltd | €1,911.00 |
| 2020 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | Spark Foundry | €27,743.08 |
| 2021 | Public Consultation in relation to the work of the Commission on the Defence Forces. | Spark Foundry | €2,183.59 |
| 2021 | Be Winter Ready, Be Summer Ready ad campaign. | Spark Foundry | €95,736.35 |
| 2021 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | North Wicklow Times Ltd | €2,398.50 |
| 2021 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | Spark Foundry | €40,739.44 |
| 2022 | Civilian Recruitment Competition | Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland | €300.00 |
| 2022 | Be Winter Ready, Be Summer Ready | Spark Foundry | €106,030.54 |
| 2022 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | North Wicklow Times Ltd | €2,398.50 |
| 2022 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | Spark Foundry | €46,110.70 |
| 2022 | Canteen advertising | Spark Foundry | €1,147.45 |
| 2022 | Notice from the Defence Force Training Centre- Roads closures in the Curragh camp. | KFM | €369 |
| 2023 | Civilian Recruitment Competition | Public Appointments Service (PAS) | €1,701.34 |
| 2023 | Be Winter Ready, Be Summer Ready | Spark Foundry | €94,339.95 |
| 2023 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | North Wicklow Times Ltd | €2,398.50 |
| 2023 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | Spark Foundry | €31,161.42 |
| 2023 | Notice from the Defence Force Training Centre- Roads closures in the Curragh camp. | KFM | €369 |
| 2024 | Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry calls for information and discovery notices | Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times, Connacht Tribune, Iconic Newspapers, Limerick Post | €62,905.40 |
| 2024 | Civilian Recruitment Competition | Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) | €275.00 |
| 2024 | Be Winter Ready, Be Summer Ready | Spark Foundry | €44,528.46 |
| 2024 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | North Wicklow Times Ltd | €2,878.20 |
| 2024 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | Spark Foundry | €40,138.12 |
| 2024 | Notice from the Defence Force Training Centre- Roads closures in the Curragh camp. | KFM | €369 |
| 2025 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | North Wicklow Times Ltd | €2,398.50 |
| 2025 | Emergency resilience | Javelin, Vermillion | €22,853.40 |
| 2025 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | Spark Foundry | €28,194.86 |
| 2025 | Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry – call for submissions re notice of Intended Orders for Disclosure. | Irish Examiner, Irish Independent | €8,979 |
| 2025 | Civil Defence Recruitment– ad placement | Spark Foundry | €7,784 |
| 2025 | Civil Defence Recruitment– ad production | Agency Fig LTD | €6,123 |
| 2025 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | Spark Foundry | €33,797.67 |
| 2025 | Notice from the Defence Force Training Centre- Roads closures in the Curragh camp. | KFM | €369 |
| 2025 | Army Rifle Ranges Warning Notices to public warning of Military Firing Ranges. | North Wicklow Times Ltd | €2,878.20 |
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