I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 123 together.
The contract to the company concerned expired on 8 February 2005. The total paid out to date by my Department on the contract is €275,646. There is no provision in the contract for its renewal nor is it proposed at present to invite tenders for a new similar contract. Given that many of the major communication initiatives envisaged at the time of the award of the contract have now been well progressed, my preference is to rely on my Department's press office and other resources within my Department and its agencies for the ongoing communication of my Department's policies and programmes.