My Department spent a total of €185,692 on media advertising for 2002, of which €141,340 was spent on advertising in the national papers and €6,535 was spent on advertising in provincial papers. The remainder of €37,817 was spent on such areas as statutory advertising, the Department's entry in the Eircom phone book as well as photography and exhibition materials. In addition, a further €11,859 was spent on advertising the increase in the national minimum wage on RTE radio and €9,216 was spent on local radio. No expenditure was incurred on videos.
In addition to the foregoing, the offices of my Department — the Companies Registration Office, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Labour Court and the Competition Authority — and the Motor Insurance Advisory Board spent a combined total of €392,769 on media advertising during 2002 of which €382,102 was spent on national papers, and €10,667 on provincial papers. In addition to the above, the Competition Authority incurred expenditure of €35,788 on both national and international advertising.
The Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs incurred expenditure of €691,627 on advertising during 2002. This figure incorporates spending on advertising in the national and provincial papers, RTE radio, local radio and television advertising.
My Department spent a total of €287,239 on media advertising for 2003 of which €248,605 was spent on advertising in the national papers and €605 was spent on advertising in provincial papers. The remainder of €38,029 was spent on such areas as statutory advertising, the Department's entry in the Eircom phone book as well as photography and exhibition materials. No expenditure was incurred on videos.
In addition to the foregoing, the offices of my Department — the Companies Registration Office, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, and the Patents Office — spent a combined total of €573,905 on media advertising and €164,547 on radio advertising. The Competition Authority also incurred expenditure of €49,151 on both national and international advertising. The Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs incurred expenditure of € 636,127 on advertising during 2003. This figure incorporates spending on advertising in the national and provincial papers, RTE radio, local radio and television advertising.
