Departmental Advertising Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Questions (743, 744)

Niall Collins

Question:

743. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of expenditure by his Department from 1 January 2017 to date in 2017 on advertising of Government information campaigns published specifically in national and regional newspapers in addition to all online advertising for all such Government information campaigns; the name for each such information campaign to which this expenditure related; the cost of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54279/17]

Niall Collins

Question:

744. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of expenditure by his Department or organisations under the aegis of his 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [54295/17]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

I propose to take Questions Nos. 743 and 744 together.

The information requested is being compiled to the extent to which it 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 following table:

Agency	Email address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Housing Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Irish Water	[e-mail]
Local Government Management Agency	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]

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