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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Questions (314)

Niall Collins

Question:

314. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the level of expenditure by her Department or organisations under the aegis of her Department from 1 January 2017 to date in 2017 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. [54285/17]

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The providers of the services procured by my Department and its Offices over the period 1 January to date in 2017 as requested by the Deputy are set out in the table. My Department uses external service providers having regard to its business needs for such services. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and, accordingly, strives to keep costs to the minimum. The hiring of external service providers by the agencies under the aegis of my Department is a day-to-day operational matter for the agencies concerned. I have, however, asked the agencies to provide details of any such services procured by them and I will forward these to the Deputy once received.

Photography Costs incurred by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and its Offices from 1 January 2017 to date in 2017

Occasion for which Photographer booked

Name of Photographer

Cost €

Photographic services - launch of Action Plan for Jobs (APJ) 2017

Fennell Photography

549

Photographic services - launch of Prompt Payments Code/Portal

Fennell Photography

291

Stock shots Minister Breen

Fennell Photography

46

Photographic services - WRC Annual Report Launch

Fennell Photography

275

Photographic services - EAT 50th Anniversary

Fennell Photography

275

Brexit SME Scorecard

Fennell Photography

321

Photography services Future of Work Conference Dublin Castle

Maxwell Photography

396

Photographic Services Launch of Irelands Second Plan on Corporate Social Responsibility

Fennell Photography

398

Photographic Services at the switching on of ILOFAR telescope, Birr

Fennell Photography

514

Photographic Services for Launch of Taking Care of Business

Fennell Photography

275

Official opening of WRC Sligo Office

Charlie Brady Photography

136

Taking Care of Business Event

Fennell Photography

275

Building Stronger Business (Brexit Report)

Fennell Photography

275

Corporate Social Responsibility for SMEs (Doolin, Co, Clare)

Eamon Ward Photography

307

Communications Advice, Public Relations and Media Interview Preparation Costs Incurred by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and its Offices from 1 January 2017 to date in 2017

Name of PR Company

Service Provided

Cost €

Strategem b.t.l. Ltd.

To provide the Department with a six month public campaign to raise awareness of the Prompt Payment Code(This amount relates to work carried out in 2016)

25,155

Drury Porter Novelli

PR and event support for information campaigns; encouraging and informing companies on how to prepare their business for Brexit

15,238

Fuzion Communications

Provision of Communications Services to the Workplace Relations Commission

6,753

Fuzion Communications

Development of Communications Strategy to enhance Activity Impact and its 2017 roll out

4,404

Advertising Costs Incurred by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and its Offices from 1 January 2017 to date in 2017

Advertisement Type

Company/Organisation Engaged to Provide Advertising Service

Total Paid to Company/ Organisation €

Various newspaper advertisements relating to Department’s business

Mediavest Limited

19,192

Various Official Notices in Government Publication, Iris Oifigiúil

Iris Oifigiúil

5,108

Advertising in daily newspapers in relation to Joint Labour Committees

Mediavest Limited

13,656

Official Notices in Iris Oifigiúil in relation to Joint Labour Committees

Iris Oifigiúil

31

Advertisements - Accountancy Ireland

Mediavest Limited

6,144

Advertisements - Accountancy Ireland

Mediavest Limited

4,059

Advertisements placed by Companies Registration Office in newspapers and accountancy publications regarding mandatory electronic filing now required for companies filing their annual returns

Mediavest Limited

97,952

Radio advertisements by Companies Registration Office regarding mandatory electronic filing now required for companies filing their annual returns

Mediavest Limited

49,993

Advertisements placed by Companies Registration Office in website editions of newspapers regarding mandatory electronic filing now required for companies filing their annual returns

Mediavest Limited

6,158

Advertisements placed by Companies Registration Office in newspapers regarding change of Public Office address

Mediavest Limited

7,145

Advertisement

The Phoenix

2,768

Advertising in relation to the opening of the WRC Sligo Office

Fuzion Communications

3,198

Website Development Costs incurred by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and its Offices from 1 January 2017 to date in 2017

Name and Address of Service Provider

Details of Service Supplied

Cost€

Parallel Internet (T/S P Tools Software

Point of Single Contact (POSC) website redesign

6,586.65

Inventise Solutions Ltd

CRO website support

2,029.50

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