Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 March 2017
69. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any 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. [14723/17]
View answerI understand that the Deputy is referring to payments specifically in respect of audio and visual broadcasting. Details of payments made by my Department are listed in the table provided. Of the 18 bodies under the aegis of my Department, 15 have confirmed a nil response to the information sought. The Office of the Revenue Commissioners and the Credit Reviewer have provided details of payments to broadcasters and these are listed in the table. It was not possible for NTMA to provide the information sought in the time available and therefore I will make arrangements to provide the outstanding information in line with Standing Orders.
Payments made in 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 by the Department of Finance
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Broadcaster |
Year and Reason for payment |
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Oireachtas Broadcasting |
Budget 2015 (€959.40) Budget 2016 (€780) |
|
VITEL Productions |
National Economic Dialogue 2015(€15, 152.25) |
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AVTEK Solutions |
National Economic Dialogue 2016(€17,656.65 |
Payments made in 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 by Bodies under the aegis of the Department of Finance
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Body |
Payments made in 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 |
Broadcaster |
Reason for payments |
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
2014: €481,216 2015: €289,939 2016: €673,842 2017: €117,821 |
All Irish broadcasters, through MediaVest advertising agency. |
Advertising |
|
Credit Reviewer
|
2014: €70,505 2015: €85,472 2016: €80,421 2017: €28,522 |
RTE Radio 1 Newstalk Today FM UTV FM104 Q102 Cork FM WLR Limerick Live LMFM Galway Bay |
Advertising |
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
As indicated in my response, it was not possible for the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) to provide the information sought in the time available. The NTMA has since provided a Nil response in respect of the information sought and has also provided information in relation to the strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) as set out in the table.
Payments made in 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 by SBCI
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Payments made in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 |
Broadcaster |
Reason for payments |
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2015: €258,110 |
2015: RTE Radio |
Advertising |
|
2016: €116,745 |
2016: RTE Radio |
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Newstalk |
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Today FM |
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UTV Radio |
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Communicorp |
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Limerick Live 95 |
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Northern Sound |
