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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2017

Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Questions (715)

Brendan Howlin

Question:

715. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of expenditure by her Department or organisations under the aegis of her Department for each of the past five years on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations, website development, media interview training and preparation; the events, campaigns or policies to which this expenditure related; the company or person to which such payments were made, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32646/17]

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Details of the expenditure outlays on those matters relative to my Department are set out in the tables below. I am requesting the bodies under the aegis of my Department, namely, the Child and Family Agency, the Adoption Authority of Ireland, Oberstown Children Detention Campus and the Office of the Ombudsman for Children to provide the relevant information directly to the Deputy.

Photography Costs for Children and Young People's Participation Events

Year

Event

Expenditure

2012

How we see it: Report of a survey on Teenagers' Body Image

€436.97

Life as a Child and Young Person in Ireland

€493.72

Comhairle na nÓg National Showcase

€828.55

2013

Dáil na nÓg Event

€1,094.70

2014

Comhairle na nÓg National Showcase

€522.75

2015

Dáil na nÓg Event

€424.35

2016

Comhairle na nÓg National Showcase

€528.90

Photography Costs for Other Events

Year

Event

Total Expenditure

2012

Report of Task Force

€493.72

Visiting Vietnamese Delegation with Vietnamese Minister for Justice, Adoption Authority and Irish Vietnamese Society

€1409.22

Children's Referendum Information

€1709.70

2013

Standards for Local Youth Groups

€436.97

EU Presidency International Conference Event

€120.00

Dublin Castle Networking of Four Youth Organisations

€500.00

Launch of Board of Child & Family Agency

€300.00

2014

Launch of Better Outcomes Brighter Futures

€189.80

2015

Establishment of Mother and Baby Homes Commission

€90.80

Supply of images for Mother and Baby Homes Commission

€177.42

Photoshoot for Mother and Baby Homes Commission

€120.37

2017 to date

Affordable Childcare Scheme

€430.50

Advertising

Year

Payment to

Expenditure

2012

KD Nine Advertising and

Marketing

(Broadcast Media Advertising for Children's Referendum)

€164,725.29

Brindley Advertising (Advertising related to the Children's Referendum)

€247,515.95

2013

FCR Media

(Placing of Department’s details in state Directory, Golden Pages (books & website) and Eircom phone directories)

€6,279.15

Public Appointments Service (Staff Recruitment)

€3,769.09

2014

FCR Media

(Placing of Department’s details in state Directory, Golden Pages (books & website) and Eircom phone directories)

€6,279.15

2015

MediaVest

(Print media advertising campaign re Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters)

€29,907.61

FCR Media

(Placing of Department’s details in state Directory, Golden Pages (books & website) and Eircom phone directories)

€6,279.15

MediaVest

(Public radio advertisement campaign re Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters)

€30,529.83

2016

MediaVest

(National public consultation on the Affordable Childcare Scheme)

€24,043.75

thejournal.ie

(National public consultation on the Affordable Childcare Scheme)

€3,690.00

FCR Media

(Placing of Department’s details in state Directory, Golden Pages (books & website) and Eircom phone directories)

€5,960.58

MediaVest

(Print media advertising campaign re Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters)

€37,724.22

Phd Media

(Public radio advertisement campaign re Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters)

€26,754.25

Penhouse Design

(Design of leaflet for publicity campaign for the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme)

€1,230.00

Watermans Ltd

(Printing of leaflet for publicity campaign for the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme)

€1,798.50

Publicis Engage Ltd

(Advertising for Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters)

€27,515.10

2017 to date

MediaVest

(Print and radio advertising for Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters)

€58,204.06

Public Relations

Year

Payment To

Expenditure

2012/2013

MKC Communications service to assist with information and communications initiatives for the Children's Referendum, Report of the Child Death Review Group and the Child & Family Agency.

€39,595.00

2017 to date

Mandy Johnston PR

Advice regarding affordable childcare

€4,950.00

Website Development

Year

Payment to

Expenditure

2012

Fusio Ltd.

(Website development for Children's Referendum)

€8,755.38

Penhouse Design

(Design of site for Children's

Referendum)

€799.50

Fusio Ltd.

(Website development for Inventory of Data Sources on Children's Lives)

€6,827.00

Penhouse Design

(Design of site for Inventory of Data Sources on Children's Lives)

€9,218.00

Fusio Ltd.

(Update to the Children's Database)

€492.00

2013

Fusio Ltd.

(Website development for Comhairle na nÓg)

€17,589.00

2014/2015

Centre for Effective Services (Development of website for Children and Young People's Services Committees)

€7,000.00

Penhouse Design

(Update of Inventory of Data Sources on Children's Lives site)

€3,259.50

2016

Fusio Ltd.

(Website development for Access and Inclusion Model)

€3,321.00

2017 to date

Persuarsion Republic Communications Ltd

(parent and provider printed material and affordablechildcare.ie website)

€40,292.00

The referred reply under Standing Order 42A was forwarded to the Deputy.

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