Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2011
192 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the total amount of money paid by his Department to a company (details supplied) in the past decade; and details of the projects. [20903/11]
View answerThe total amount of money paid to PWC by my Department since the formation of the Department in June 2007 is €242,600. This expenditure was incurred in respect of financial and economic advice received in the following areas:
|
Project |
Amount |
|
Communications |
€15,125 |
|
Broadcasting |
€114,043 |
|
Natural Resources |
€103,532 |
|
Administration |
€9,900 |
193 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total cost of hiring external public relations companies by his Department over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20917/11]
View answerAs my Department was established in its present form in 2007, the identification of records prior to January 2007 cannot be facilitated without undue commitment of staff resources and administrative cost. However, if the Deputy has a question in relation to a specific item I will make appropriate enquiries. The total amount paid to external public relation companies from 2007 to date, by my Department is €399,729. The bulk of this expenditure (€370k) was in relation to the Power of One (The National Energy Efficiency Awareness campaign) during 2007 and 2008. That campaign has been managed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, since 2009.
194 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the total amount of money paid by his Department to a company (details supplied) in the past decade; the details of the projects. [20931/11]
View answerThe total amount of money paid to KPMG by my Department since the formation of the Department in June 2007 is €516,671. This expenditure was incurred in respect of financial and economic advice received in the following areas:
|
Project |
Amount |
|
Communications |
€56,621 |
|
Natural Resources |
€181,500 |
|
Administration |
€278,550 |
The expenditure on Administration in the table above relates to a professional accountant seconded to the Department on a full-time basis to provide financial advice across a range of issues.
