Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 7 Mar 2001

Vol. 532 No. 2

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Dinny McGinley

Question:

127 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Finance the total advertising expenditure incurred by his Department and all State bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department for the year 2000; if he will specify each entity's expenditure on television advertising during that year; and the spend on Irish language television advertising by each entity during the year. [7075/01]

Minister for Finance (Mr. McCreevy)

The following is the total advertising expenditure incurred by my Department and agencies under the aegis of my Department for the year 2000.

Name	Total Expenditure on Advertising during 2000	Expenditure on Television Advertising	Expenditure on Irish Language Television Advertising
	£000	£000	£000
Department of Finance	£912	£303	£2
Revenue Commissioners	£952	£29	Nil
Office of Public Works	£285	Nil	Nil
Ordnance Survey	£37	Nil	Nil
Valuation Office	£4	Nil	Nil
Officer of the Ombudsman	£72	Nil	Nil
Civil Service Commission	£1,109	£4 *	Nil
State Laboratory	£1	Nil	Nil
National Treasury Management Agency	£403**	Nil	Nil

*Expenditure from advertisement placed on the Aertel teletext service.

**Includes amounts expended by An Post and The Prize Bond Company Ltd. who act as agents for NTMA.

With regard to State bodies which are under the aegis of my Department the level of advertising expenditure by these bodies is a matter for the bodies themselves.