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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 February 2017

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Questions (121)

Seán Sherlock

Question:

121. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of expenditure by his Department or any organisations under the aegis of his Department for each of the years from 2005 to 2016, in tabular form, on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations, website development, interview training and preparation, including details of the events, campaigns or policies to which this expenditure related, and the company or individual to whom such payments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6537/17]

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The information requested in relation to my Department and in relation to the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC), the Secretariat services for which are provided by my Department, are being compiled to the extent to which they can reasonably be collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

The details requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is set out in the table below.

Agency

Email address

An Bord Pleanála

Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie

Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland

oireachtas@ervia.ie

Housing Sustainable Communities Agency

publicreps@housingagency.ie

Housing Finance Agency

oireachtas.enquiries@hfa.ie

Irish Water

oireachtasmembers@water.ie

Irish Water Safety

oireachtas@iws.ie

Local Government Management Agency

corporate@lgma.ie

Residential Tenancies Board

OireachtasMembersQueries@rtb.ie

Pobal

oireachtasqueries@pobal.ie

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A

My Department did not incur any public relations related expenditure from 2005 to 2016.

My Department’s Press and Communications Office provide the service on behalf of the Department. Details of expenditure from 2005 to 2016 on photography, advertising, communications advice, website development and interview training and preparation is set out in the following tables.

Year

Photography costs

Relevant Campaign or Policy

Payee

2005

€2,332.44

Protection guidelines, British/Irish Council

Maxwell Photography

2006

€5,510.00

Long Service Awards

Lensmen Photography

2007

€4,095.09

Ministerial, Planning, Building, Water

Maxwell Photography

2008

€3,274.41

Ministerial, Planning, Litter, Heritage

Maxwell Photography

2009

€593.53

BER and TidyTowns

Maxwell Photography

2009

€5,415.00

Long Service Awards

Lensmen Photography

2011

€302.00

Meeting of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management

Lensmen Photography

2011

€600.00

Tidy Towns National Awards ceremony

The Picture Rooms

2011

€932.00

Ireland's Best Kept Town Awards

Maxwell Photography

2011

€3,969.00

Long Service Awards

Lensmen Photography

2012

€170.00

Launch of CEDRA

Maxwell Photography

2012

€172.00

Minister O’Sullivan's visit to NAMA properties leased to LA, Scotch Hall, Drogheda

Paul Connor Photography

2012

€363.00

Putting People First launch

Maxwell Photography

2012

€485.00

Launch of framework for Sustainable Development

Maxwell Photography

2012

€3,257.00

Long Service Awards

Maxwell Photography

2013

€103.00

EU Presidency: Informal Council of EU Environment Ministers - Clean Tech Cluster Forum and Expo, Wood Quay

Maxwell Photography

2013

€172.00

Long Service Awards

Maxwell Photography

2013

€308.00

EU Presidency: Senior Officials Meeting of Water and Marine Directors, Dublin Castle

Maxwell Photography

2013

€362.00

Minister O’Sullivan's visit to Fingal Co Co housing insulation retro- fit project in Corduff, Blanchardstown

Maxwell Photography

2013

€448.00

Ireland's Best Kept Town Awards

Maxwell Photography

2014

€551.00

Launch of Social Housing Strategy

Maxwell Photography

2014

€2,161.00

Long Service Awards

Maxwell Photography

2015

€23.50

Long Service Awards

Maxwell Photography

2015

€80.00

Photograph of Minister Alan Kelly and Pope Francis at the EU Environment Ministers’ meeting on Climate Change in the Vatican

Information not available

2015

€107.83

Social Housing Construction Programme

Kenny Photo Graphics

2015

€184.50

Photographs of Wexford-based senior managers for the Whodoeswhat.gov.ie website

Gerard Hore Photography

2015

€239.85

Ireland’s Best Kept Town Awards

Lensmen Photography

2015

€246.00

Launch of Diversity Award 2015

Redmonds of Roscrea

2015

€326.91

Photographs of Dublin-based senior managers for the Whodoeswhat.gov.ie website

Lafayette Graduation Services

2015

€369.00

Rural policy launch in Caherciveen

MacMonagle Photography

2016

€90.00

Photographs of Ballina-based senior managers for the Whodoeswhat.gov.ie website

Corrine Beatty Photography

2016

€308.42

Material for public display in the reopened Custom House Visitor Centre

Maxwell Photography

2016

€413.28

Announcement of €25m for the first phase of the Dolphin House Regeneration Project

Maxwell Photography

2016

€430.50

Launch of the 2016-2020 Fire Services Capital Programme

Maxwell Photography

2016

€602.70

Announcement of ERDF grant assistance to local authority capital works under the Designated Urban Centres Grants Scheme 2014 – 2020

Maxwell Photography

2016

€22,129.20

Video production - National Planning Framework

Glasseye Productions

2016

€38,900.00

Rebuilding Ireland. The photography costs refer to videos and social media.

BigO

Tables continuing

Year

Advertising costs

Relevant Campaign or Policy

Payee

2005

€847.00

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Foresight Communications

2005

€11,544.12

Bye Elections - Kildare North & Meath

Brindley Advertising

2005

€155,696.39

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Bloom

2006

€175.45

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2006

€1,210.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Oldbury Publishing Ltd.

2006

€3,000.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

ESAT BT Young Scientists & Technology Exhibition

2006

€5,670.06

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Golden Pages Ltd.

2006

€55,106.65

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Brindley Advertising

2006

€336,449.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

ICAN Ltd

2006

€1,033,592.47

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Young Euro

2007

€121.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Dreamcatcher Productions

2007

€181.50

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2007

€555.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Elsevier Ltd.

2007

€1,000.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Irish Water Safety

2007

€1,460.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Oldbury Publishing Ltd.

2007

€3,598.00

Ministerial Direction Village Zonings

Brindley Advertising

2007

€5,924.16

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Golden Pages Ltd.

2007

€20,570.00

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Brindley Advertising

2007

€147,333.23

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Brindley Advertising

2007

€235,416.92

General Election; Prisoner Postal Voting; Constituency Commission

Brindley Advertising

2007

€563,635.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

Lyle Bailie

2008

€187.55

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2008

€1,000.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Irish Water Safety

2008

€8,915.28

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2008

€23,720.61

Electoral Area Boundary Committee

Brindley Advertising

2008

€158,894.28

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

First Communication and Advertising Ltd.

2008

€223,792.89

Referendum - Lisbon Treaty

Brindley Advertising

2008

€529,581.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

Lyle Bailie

2009

€601.43

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Irish Marine Press Publications Ltd.

2009

€607.50

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Clearpoint Media Ltd.

2009

€818.48

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Ulster Bank

2009

€1,615.95

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

The Irish Times Ltd.

2009

€8,882.10

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2009

€44,706.24

Public awareness campaign for Non-Principal Private Residence charge

Brindley Advertising

2009

€140,317.45

Referendum - Lisbon Treaty

Brindley Advertising

2009

€154,465.76

European and Local Elections

Brindley Advertising

2009

€646,050.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

Lyle Bailie

2010

€5,125.56

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2010

€34,518.92

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Brindley Advertising

2010

€39,809.40

Bye Election - Donegal South West

Brindley Advertising

2010

€603,762.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

Lyle Bailie

2011

€193.60

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2011

€1,931.16

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

The Irish Times Ltd.

2011

€2,173.64

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Independent Newspapers Marketing Ltd.

2011

€4,631.88

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2011

€5,989.50

Corrib Gas Pipeline - Notice of Determination of foreshore consent application

Brindley Advertising

2011

€12,572.71

Bye Election - Dublin West

Brindley Advertising

2011

€16,973.18

Referendum - Judges Remuneration and Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries

Brindley Advertising

2011

€32,736.16

Constituency Commission

Brindley Advertising

2011

€95,271.21

General Election

Brindley Advertising

2011

€119,960.45

Presidential Election

Brindley Advertising

2011

€354,089.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

Lyle Bailie

2012

€196.80

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2012

€4,236.12

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2012

€5,000.00

IFA Sheep Worrying radio campaign

IFA

2012

€35,881.71

Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee

Brindley Advertising

2012

€99,103.76

Referendum - Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union

Brindley Advertising

2012

€100,319.83

Referendum - Children

Brindley Advertising

2012

€116,530.84

Leaflet drop in respect of the Household Charge – paid to Door To Door Distributors

City Post

2012

€321,884.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

Lyle Bailie

2013

€60.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Ulster Bank

2013

€196.80

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2013

€790.53

Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee

Brindley Advertising

2013

€4,110.66

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2013

€4,329.78

Public consultation on General Scheme of the Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill

Brindley Advertising

2013

€4,390.27

Public consultation on Foreshore Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations

MediaVest

2013

€16,909.00

Responsible dog ownership radio campaign

Independent Radio Sales Ltd.

2013

€17,897.55

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Brindley Advertising

2013

€19,508.70

European Parliament Constituency Commission

Brindley Advertising

2013

€26,513.00

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Mediavest

2013

€33,217.31

Bye Election - Meath East

Brindley Advertising

2013

€43,845.85

Referendums - Abolition of Seanad Éireann and Court of Appeal

Brindley Advertising

2013

€342,259.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

ICAN Ltd

2014

€196.80

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2014

€4,110.66

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2014

€26,440.05

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Mediavest

2014

€36,474.64

Bye Elections - Dublin West and Longford-Westmeath

Mediavest

2014

€59,223.27

European and Local Elections

Mediavest

2014

€106,465.00

Public Consultation for Review of Development Management Guidelines

Mediavest

2014

€326,934.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

ICAN Ltd

2015

€430.50

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Guerin Media Ltd.

2015

€1,927.25

Marine Strategy Framework Directive Programme of measures information dissemination

USB Ireland

2015

€4,110.66

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

FCR Media Ltd., formerly TRUVO Ireland

2015

€7,693.86

Marine Strategy Framework Directive public consultation

MediaVest

2015

€21,172.54

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Mediavest

2015

€64,524.85

Referendums - Marriage Equality and Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President; Bye Election - Carlow-Kilkenny

Mediavest

2015

€361,548.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

ICAN Ltd

2016

€430.50

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Guerin Media Ltd.

2016

€2,118.06

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

FCR Media Ltd., formerly TRUVO Ireland

2016

€5,559.60

Logo design - National Planning Framework

Power Design

2016

€8,769.62

Constituency Commission

Havas Media

2016

€9,551.57

General Election

Havas Media

2016

€11,712.68

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Havas Media

2016

€15,237.29

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Mediavest

2016

€20,283.74

Constituency Commission

Mediavest

2016

€50,011.98

General Election

Mediavest

2016

€333,078.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

ICAN Ltd

Tables continuing

Year

Communications Advice costs

Relevant Campaign or Policy

Payee

2005

€30,590.00

Media skills/Communications training for Senior Fire Officers (SFOs)

Caden Communications

2006

€18,468.00

Media/Communications Skills for SFOs

Caden Communications

2007

€19,375.00

Media/Communications Skills for SFOs

Caden Communications

2008

€16,500.00

Media/Communications Skills for SFOs

Insight Consultants

2009

€10,528.00

Media/Communications Skills for SFOs

Caden Communications

2016

€460.00

Communications Advice to ensure an information leaflet was in plain English

NALA

Year

Website Development costs

Relevant Campaign or Policy

Payee

2005

€4,356.00

Buildings of Ireland

Terminal 4

2005

€4,446.75

Archaeology Website

Terminal 4

2005

€5,832.20

Environ.ie website

Terminal 4

2005

€10,297.10

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2005

€10,622.00

NSS website and hosting

Terminal 4

2005

€15,185.50

Environ.ie website

System Dynamics

2005

€18,984.90

National Monuments

Terminal 4

2006

€3,702.60

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2006

€16,833.52

Archaeology Website

Terminal 4

2006

€27,013.20

Environ.ie website

Terminal 4

2007

€182.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2007

€2,380.00

NSS website hosting and website restructure

Terminal 4

2007

€19,953.55

Archaeology Website

Terminal 4

2007

€20,804.04

Environ.ie website

Terminal 4

2007

€46,131.68

Internal website

Terminal 4

2008

€8,318.75

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2008

€14,116.93

Garden website

Terminal 4

2008

€65,272.00

National Fire Safety Week Website Development

ICAN Ltd

2009

€3,171.15

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2009

€27,842.00

Update to National Fire Safety Week Website

ICAN Ltd

2010

€32,573.20

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2010

€35,480.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2011

€1,118.90

RX3.ie

RPS

2011

€1,446.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2011

€5,116.80

Archaeology Website

Terminal 4

2011

€33,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2012

€1,366.80

RX3.ie

RPS

2012

€3,842.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2012

€33,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2013

€8,369.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2013

€8,369.41

Fire Safety Week

ICON Ltd

2013

€23,988.69

Internal website

IT Alliance

2013

€25,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2013

€50,000.00

Myplan.ie

ESRI

2014

€543.60

Fire Safety Week

ICON Ltd

2014

€659.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2014

€771.00

Tidy Towns Awards

Trinsic Software

2014

€3,554.00

Brownbin

Cré

2014

€25,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2014

€351,849.21

Internal website

IT Alliance

2015

€344.40

Unfinished Housing Development Survey

Edwin Wymer

2015

€1,487.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2015

€9,938.40

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2015

€23,290.80

Environ/Housing Website

Annertech Ltd

2015

€208,667.77

Internal website

IT Alliance

2016

€1,180.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2016

€27,613.50

Environ/Housing Website

Annertech Ltd

2016

€31,109.78

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2016

€54,600.00

Rebuilding Ireland. The photography costs refer to videos and social media.

BigO

2016

€215,545.88

Internal website

IT Alliance

Year

Interview Training and Preparation costs

Relevant Campaign or Policy

Payee

2006

€2,980.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Oyster Corporate Training Ltd.

2007

€50.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Public Appointments Service

2007

€500.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Oyster Corporate Training Ltd.

2007

€700.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

H-Training

2007

€1,198.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

High Performance

2007

€2,580.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2008

€340.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

The Irish Times Ltd.

2008

€1,000.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Consulting Excellence

2011

€530.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

H-Training

2011

€700.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Consulting Excellence

2011

€1,100.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2013

€600.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Consulting Excellence

2013

€2,364.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon

2014

€295.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Public Affairs Ireland

2014

€1,160.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon

2015

€700.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Goold Consulting Ltd T/A Sinead English & Associates

2015

€1,750.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

SRI Executive

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