Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2006
483 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the value of advertising placed in national newspapers in 2005; the newspapers and the amount received for each of the past five years; and if the placing of official notices and departmental advertisements are subject to a tendering process. [7701/06]
View answerMy Department places its advertising in the print media through Brindley Advertising which currently holds the State contract for all press advertising. The contract was most recently placed in 2004 for the period 2004-07, following a full public procurement process by the Government supplies agency. The value of advertising placed by my Department, including the Defence Forces, in The Irish Times, the Irish Independent, the Irish Examiner; the Irish Star, the Sunday Independent, the Sunday World, The Sunday Tribune, Foinse and the Irish Farmers’ Journal in each of the past five years is set out in the following table:
|
Year |
Value of Advertising |
|
€ |
|
|
2005 |
350,785.33 |
|
2004 |
177,440.11 |
|
2003 |
93,960.32 |
|
2002 |
168,564.81 |
|
2001 |
313,350.12 |
