The following table sets out the total spend by my Department on public advertisements in national and local print media, radio and television for the past five years to date in 2013.
Year
|
Advertising Costs
|
2013
|
€140,499.69
|
2012
|
€179,569.51
|
2011
|
€437,992.01
|
2010
|
€40,230.90
|
2009
|
€76,776.41
|
Much of my Department’s media expenditure is concerned with advertisements of an obligatory nature (as stipulated by the relevant legislation) such as the advertising for senior civil servant posts and government notices in European and State publications.
In relation to the efforts made by my Department to support local and national print and radio media, the Deputy will be aware that my Department is required to apply the rules governing procurement for Government bodies including, inter alia, EU procurement guidelines, the Public Spending code, etc.