Bernard Allen
Question:170 Mr. Allen 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, 2001 and to date in 2002; 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. [17532/02]