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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 14 May 1969

Vol. 240 No. 8

Written Answers. - State Expenditure on Advertising.

58.

asked the Taoiseach the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

The following are details of the expenditure, all of which was charged to the Vote for the Central Statistics Office:

1965

1966

1967

1968

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Cork Examiner

31

15

3

nil

nil

17

19

0

Irish Press

79

7

6

14

7

0

nil

39

10

0

Irish Times

74

0

0

13

0

0

nil

33

15

0

Irish Independent

80

5

6

14

7

0

nil

42

13

0

Farmers' Journal

nil

nil

nil

nil

59.

asked the Minister for External Affairs the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tabular statement:

1965

1966

1967

1968

£

s.

d.

Cork Examiner

34

12

0

Irish Press

67

14

0

Irish Times

61

4

0

Irish Independent

85

4

0

Farmers' Journal

60.

asked the Minister for Transport and Power the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the Statement:

Department of Transport and Power.

Amount paid for advertising for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968.

1965

1966

1967

1968*

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Cork Examiner

156

15

0

134

17

9

156

6

9

77

11

0

Irish Press

320

9

0

216

0

0

321

17

6

155

0

4

Irish Times

310

8

0

166

13

0

316

1

6

154

7

6

Irish Independent

375

14

0

225

9

3

344

6

7

158

2

6

Farmers' Journal

nil

nil

nil

nil

* Accounts paid up to August, 1968 inclusive. Accounts for September/December, 1968, not yet to hand.

61.

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (a) the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

The information requested is given in the following tabular Statement:

Amount paid for advertising

Year

Cork Examiner

Irish Press

Irish Times

Irish Independent

Farmers' Journal

£

£

£

£

£

1965

671

1,601

1,064

1,970

28

1966

1,691

2,816

1,208

2,415

28

1967

2,420

5,979

2,845

6,280

67

1968

3,215

8,718

3,015

8,808

67

62.

asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

The information is as follows:

Newspaper

Amount paid in year ended 31 December

1965

1966

1967

1968

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Cork Examiner

1,401

7

8

1,672

13

3

1,487

6

6

2,351

18

4

Irish Press

2,002

3

2

3,230

19

11

3,312

11

0

5,183

6

6

Irish Times

1,869

19

1

3,060

9

4

3,057

11

9

4,666

16

3

Irish Independent

2,102

15

6

3,421

2

2

3,575

6

9

6,455

3

0

Farmers' Journal

1,361

13

8

1,442

17

8

494

7

0

Nil

63.

asked the Minister for Local Government the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

As the information sought by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, A Cheann Comhairle, to have the statement circulated with the Official Report.

The following is the statement:

Payments for Advertising by Department of Local Government.

For insertions in

Cork Examiner

Irish Press

Irish Times

Irish Independent

Farmers' Journal

£

£

£

£

£

1965

177

350

320

351

1966

139

269

254

288

1967

152

380

387

459

1968

206

447

399

500

(Up to and including July)

64.

asked the Minister for Justice the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

The answer is as follows:

Paper

1965

1966

1967

1968

Total

£

£

£

£

£

Cork Examiner

207

289

332

219

1,047

Irish Press

368

491

582

443

1,884

Irish Times

397

477

562

539

1,975

Irish Independent

361

532

616

502

2,011

Farmers' Journal

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

65.

asked the Minister for Defence the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

The total amounts paid by my Department for advertising in the newspapers and journal mentioned for the years in question were:—

Year

Cork Examiner

Irish Press

Irish Times

Irish Independent

Farmers' Journal

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

1965

377

17

0

776

1

6

610

0

6

704

11

6

Nil

1966

369

3

9

648

14

6

592

8

6

701

16

6

Nil

1967

351

2

0

500

18

6

443

8

0

533

13

6

Nil

1968

492

5

3

1,011

10

0

886

10

0

1,085

3

9

Nil

The amounts shown for 1968 are for all advertising up to Lúnasa of that year and for certain advertising thereafter. Accounts for the remaining advertising during 1968 have not yet been received.

66.

asked the Minister for Labour the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for the years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

The information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report. The Department of Labour was established in July, 1966, and all its advertising costs for the period to 31st December, 1966 were paid from the Vote for the Department of Industry and Commerce.

Advertising costs paid for years ended December, 1967 and 1968 were as follows:—

Cork Examiner

Irish Press

Irish Times

Irish Independent

Farmers' Journal

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£ s. d.

1967

134

9

6

281

12

6

247

12

0

301

8

9

Nil

1968

239

18

9

555

18

9

538

19

0

583

8

9

Nil

67.

asked the Minister for Finance the total amount paid for advertising by his Department for years ended December, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the Cork Examiner, the Irish Press, the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and the Farmers' Journal.

Total amount paid for advertising by Department of Finance (including suboffices) to:—

Year ended Dec. 1965

Year ended Dec. 1966

Year ended Dec. 1967

Year ended Dec. 1968

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Cork Examiner

2,459

17

4

2,035

18

6

1,566

14

1

2,263

11

4

Irish Press

6,103

13

9

4,934

3

2

4,371

6

5

5,920

0

0

Irish Times

5,474

13

9

4,508

3

5

3,480

12

1

5,267

14

6

Irish Independent

6,183

4

2

5,002

7

7

4,558

3

9

6,061

4

2

Farmers' Journal

46

4

0

50

16

5

55

8

10

55

8

10

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