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Departmental Advertising Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2016

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Questions (245)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

245. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent by his Department on media advertising from March 2011 to February 2016, showing the media organisation, newspaper, radio, television or any other forms of media to which advertisement fees were paid by his Department; and the amount of money paid per year to each individual media organisation in tabular form. [12886/16]

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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the amount of money spent by my Department on media advertising fees from March 2011 to February 2016 is set out in the following table.

 Year

Media organisation

Purpose of advertisement

Cost (€)

Annual total to media organisation

Annual Department total (€)

2011

Brindley Advertising

Appointments of Board of Directors of Banks in Irish Times, Independent and Examiner

4,880.38

 

Brindley Advertising

Notices re Anglo, INBS and Credit Institutions Stabilisation Act as required by EU Directive in UK and 28 EEA-wide countries' media Brindley

280,478.61

Brindley Advertising

Notices on Subordinated Liabilities Order and Invitation for Submissions in relation to Bank of Ireland in Irish Independent, Irish Times, Financial Times and Daily Telegraph

91,175.85

376,534.84

376,534.84

2012

Public Appointments Service

Recruitment of Chief Economist, Head of Banking Policy and Secretary General of the Department of Finance in the Sunday Times, Sunday Business Post, Irish Times and Financial Times

33,167.68

33,167.68

 

Brindley Advertising

Notices/Advertisements re Anglo, INBS and Credit Institutions Stabilisation Act as required by EU Directive in Irish media (Irish Times and Irish Examiner)

14,255.06

14,255.06

 

47,422.74

2013

Public Appointments Service

Recruitment of Chief Finance and Operations Officer in Sunday Times, Sunday Business Post, ACCA and ACA e-zine

5,205.95

 

 

Public Appointments Service

Recruitment for position of Economist in the Irish Times

3,795.68

9,001.63

 

Brindley Advertising

Notices of the Official Languages Act and Scheme in Foinse

687.42

687.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,689.05

2014

Public Appointments Service

Recruitment for the position of Head of International & EU Division in the Sunday Business Post and Sunday Times online

2,787.41

2,787.41

 

Mediavest

Notice re winding up of SAT/ICAROM (Insurance Corporation of Ireland) in Irish Daily Mail

130.18

130.18

 

ICAN Ltd

Creative strategy, production and burst 1 of campaign to increase awareness of the Supporting SME online tool on social media

27,683.70

27,683.70

 

 

 

 

 

30,601.29

2015

Financial Times

Advertisement for the position of Governor of the Central Bank

12,300.00

12,300.00

 

Mediavest

Local Property Tax Review advertisements in Irish Times, Irish Independent and Irish Examiner

7,181.56

7,181.56

ICAN Ltd

Campaign to increase awareness of the Supporting SME online tool on social media

50,519.18

50,519.18

 

 

 

 

 

70,000.74

The Department also uses Iris Oifigiúil for the mandatory publication of Statutory Instruments, Ministerial Directions, the Exchequer Statement, etc. Entries are also placed in phone books.

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