The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28: Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Vote 27: International Cooperation. There are no agencies under the aegis of my Department.
Advertising undertaken by my Department relates mainly to notification of changes to passport and consular fees, public office opening hours, and occasional notices concerning employment, grants, and other matters, including Irish Aid activities, which require communication to a national audience. The information requested by the Deputy on the Department's headquarters advertising from 1st January to 31st December 2013 is set out in the following table.
Advertising Medium
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Name of Company/Organisation
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€Cost
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Print Media
|
Brindley Advertising
|
39,448
|
Print Media
|
MediaVest
|
6,890
|
Print Media
|
Irish Primary Principals Network
|
1,620
|
Print Media
|
Sport Against Racism Ireland
|
500
|
Print Media
|
Ard Education Limited
|
615
|
Print Media
|
Guerin Media Limited
|
1,230
|
Print Media
|
Think Media Limited
|
2,091
|
Social media
|
Use of Twitter to publicise changes to Passport application procedures.
|
6,150
|
Total
|
-
|
58,544
|