Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 April 2014

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Questions (167)

Niall Collins

Question:

167. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance the total external public relations costs incurred by his Department in 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and estimated in 2014. [17372/14]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

I take it that the Deputy is referring solely to external public relations costs and not to advertising costs that would be incurred by my Department in the normal course of business, such as entries into telephone directories, the placing of advertisements in national newspapers, recruitment advertising, etc. For the years in question (2011-2014 to date) no such costs were incurred by my Department. There is no specific allocation for external public relations spend in 2014.