Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2012
433 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details and costs of any newspaper supplements his Department has been involved with over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12285/12]
View answerMy Department contributed to one Newspaper supplement over the past 12 months at a cost of €48,400 including VAT. The publication entitled "A-Z of Agri-Food" was published last December and circulated with the Irish Independent. The aim of the publication was to promote Irish food and food businesses at home and abroad. The magazine was also circulated to schools around the country, to Irish Embassies abroad and to trade bodies. Altogether, some 250,000 copies have been circulated.
434 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the total photography costs his Department incurred at the National Ploughing Championships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12286/12]
View answerThe amount spent on photography by my Department at the 2011 National Ploughing Championships was €6,762.85. This represents the costs associated with the Minister and Minister of State over the 3 days of the Championships.
