My Department contracts media buying agencies for the purpose of purchasing newspaper advertising. The specific amount allocated to each outlet is determined by the buying agency, based on the objectives of the campaign and agreement on the appropriate mix of national and local coverage. The total amount spent on newspaper advertising by my Department for each of the years 2020 to 2022 is detailed in the tables below.
My Department did not have any broadcast media advertising expenditure for the period in question.
Department of Rural and Community Development Newspaper Advertising expenditure 2020 to 2022
2020 - Newspaper advertising expenditure for 2020 was nil
2021 – Newspaper advertising expenditure:
Campaign
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National newspaper
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Total national newspaper cost
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Local newspaper
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Total local newspaper cost
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Overall total
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Statement Of Strategy
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Irish IndependentThe Irish Examiner The Irish Times
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€4,184
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Nil
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Nil
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€4,184
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2022 – Newspaper advertising expenditure
Campaign
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National newspaper
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Total national newspaper cost
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Local newspaper
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Total local newspaper cost
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Overall total
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LEADER Programme 2023 - 2027
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Irish Farmers Journal
Farming Independent
The Irish Examiner
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€4,431.76
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Anglo CeltKerrymanKilkenny People Leinster ExpressLimerick LeaderLongford LeaderMidland TribuneMunster ExpressRoscommon HeraldSligo ChampionTipperary StarWaterford News And StarWestern PeopleWestmeath IndependentWexford PeopleWicklow People
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€10,487
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€14,919.16
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Campaign
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National newspaper
|
Total national newspaper cost
|
Local newspaper
|
Total local newspaper cost
|
Overall cost
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Public Consultation on New Public Library Strategy
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Nil
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Nil
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Anglo CeltCarlow NationalistClare ChampionConnacht TribuneDonegal NewsDundalk DemocratKerrymanKildare NationalistKilkenny PeopleLaois NationalistLeitrim ObserverLimerick LeaderLongford LeaderMeath ChronicleNorthern StandardNorthside People (East)Northside People (West)Offaly IndependentRoscommon HeraldSligo ChampionSouthern StarSouthside PeopleTipperary StarWaterford News And StarWestern PeopleWestmeath IndependentWexford People
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€32,628
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€32,628
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Campaign
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National newspaper
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Total national newspaper cost
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Local newspaper
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Total local newspaper cost
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Overall cost
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TidyTowns Recruitment of Trainee Adjudicators
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Irish Independent
The Irish Examiner
The Irish Times
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€5,785
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Nil
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Nil
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€5,785
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There are four agencies under my Department’s remit: the Western Development Commission, POBAL, Water Safety Ireland, and the Charities Regulator. They are all independent legal entities responsible for managing their own corporate affairs in compliance with their statutory obligations. The details of the Oireachtas contact point for each of the agencies, who would be in a position to provide the Deputy with the requested information in respect of their organisation, are set out in the table below:
Pobal
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oireachtasqueries@pobal.ie
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Charities Regulator
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oireachtas@charitiesregulator.ie
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Water Safety Ireland
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oireachtas@wsi.ie
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Western Development Commission
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oireachtas@wdc.ie
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