Pat Rabbitte
Question:58 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the total amount of money spent by his Department on press and public relations activities and, specifically, on the engagement of press or public relations consultants in respect of each of the periods July to December 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 to date; the total amount spent by his Department on public awareness campaigns in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31127/01]