Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2014
326. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 7 November 2012, if he will provide a further breakdown of the costs associated with the children's referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36923/14]
View answerThe provision of €3 million in the Vote of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs for 2012 relating to the holding of a Constitutional Referendum on Children's Rights was utilised as follows:
€1.9 million was allocated to the Referendum Commission for the performance of its statutory functions. The details of the use of that allocation were set out in its post referendum report published by the Commission in May 2013. There was an unspent balance of €193,477.72 which was refunded to my Department in 2013 and surrendered to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform as an Extra Exchequer Receipt.
The balance of €1.1 million was available to fund my Department's public information activities. The breakdown of that expenditure is as follows:
|
Area of Expenditure |
Cost |
|
Development and maintenance of the website |
11,040.11 |
|
Design and printing of the information booklet |
235,759.37 |
|
Delivery of information booklets |
225,027.01 |
|
Behaviour and Attitudes research |
103,011.98 |
|
MKC Communications consultants |
32,349.65 |
|
Broadcast media production and advertising (KD Nine) |
164,725.29 |
|
Print media advertising (Brindley Advertising) |
247,515.95 |
|
Dr Geoffrey Shannon (advice on adoption) |
8,237.19 |
|
Press Office costs (e.g. transcripts) |
7,410.67 |
|
Sundries |
1,056.88 |
|
Total Expenditure |
1,036,134.10 |
