Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 9 Jun 1998

Vol. 492 No. 1

Written Answers. - Newspaper Advertising.

Derek McDowell

Question:

102 Mr. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the expenditure on advertising for 1997 in each of the national daily, evening and Sunday newspapers by his Department and bodies under his aegis in receipt of Exchequer funds who are established by or under an Act of the Oireachtas. [13426/98]

Minister for Finance (Mr. McCreevy)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

Department/Office	Total paid in 1997
	£
Department of Finance	44,949.24
Office of the Revenue Commissioners	384,020*
Office of Public Works	98,105.13
Civil Service Commission	483,249
Office of the Ombudsman	29,636.23
Valuation Office	14,984

*The figure of £384,020 for the Office of the Revenue Commissioners includes advertising on television and radio in addition to newspapers and trade journals.