Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 February 2015
433. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, a list of all external public relations firms hired by his Department and associated costs incurred from 2007 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4545/15]
View answerThe Department has availed of the services of public relations firms for some health promotion campaigns in areas like smoking cessation, alcohol awareness, men's health, obesity and breastfeeding. Work carried out by these companies included public awareness and communications campaigns, as well as advertising and consumer research. Details are set out as follows:
|
Year |
Company |
Expenditure |
|
2008 |
Carr Communications |
€07,100 |
|
2008 |
IPA |
€04,550 |
|
2008 |
Public Affairs Ireland |
€03,265 |
|
2008 |
High Performance Training |
€00,599 |
|
2008 |
Public Relations Institute of Ireland |
€00,520 |
|
2007 |
Carr Communications |
€48,400 |
