Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 March 2017
212. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of any payments made by her Department, its agencies or any bodies under her aegis to broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14726/17]
View answerMy Department did not make any payment to broadcasters in the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date.
In 2015, my Department paid €250,000 to Atomic Advertising ltd in respect of an advertising campaign to raise awareness of a range of government supports for enterprise. These advertisements were carried by a number of broadcasters
Any payments to broadcasters from agencies under the aegis of my Department are a day to day operational matter for the agencies concerned. I have asked the agencies to supply me with details and I will provide these to the Deputy once received.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I undertook to ask the bodies under the aegis of my Department to supply the information requested and details have been forwarded to the Deputy.
