Vol. 567 No. 6
125 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether his Department's share of the more than ?10 million spent by Departments in 2002 on public relations, marketing and advertising represents best value for money; and the plans which exist to reduce spending in this area. [14671/03]
An amount of €1,472,339 was expended by my Department, including the Defence Forces, on advertising and external public relations consultancies in 2002, over 90% of which was expended in connection with the ongoing Defence Forces recruitment campaigns. I am confident this expenditure represents good value for money. Expenditure in this area is monitored and the funding for advertisements and public relations consultancy services is €1,023,000 for the year 2003.
