Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2016
833. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [12882/16]
View answerAs with all areas of public expenditure, spending on advertising is carefully controlled and limited to that necessary for the effective discharge of my Department’s functions. The principal reason for such expenditure is statutory notices that I am required to publish in the case of certain proposed authorisations, which require publication in a local newspaper circulating in the area where the proposed authorisation arises. Advertising by way of national and regional media is also required, in conjunction with press releases and conferences, to communicate the Department’s initiatives, schemes and services to the public.
My officials are currently co-ordinating the material requested and once it has been compiled, it will be forwarded to the Deputy directly.
