Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1686. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the Government's initiatives in her Department in 2017 that promoted State services or welfare payments, public awareness on regulatory changes and public consultations that involved advertising and promotion on television, radio, newspapers and online, in tabular form; and the level of expenditure for each such initiative. [2261/18]
View answerDetails of the Department’s expenditure on public awareness campaigns in 2017 are set out in the following table.
Public Awareness Campaign Costs 2017 (Includes Design)
|
Date |
Campaign Name |
Cost (VAT Inclusive) |
|
March |
MyGovID |
€83,674 |
|
April |
Welfare Cheats |
€201,625 |
|
April |
Treatment Benefit: Open to self employed |
€107,889 |
|
July |
Back to School Clothing & Footwear |
€68,152 |
|
July |
Paternity Benefit |
€131,392 |
|
September |
Jobsweek 2017 |
€3,871 |
|
September |
Fuel Allowance – New Lump Sum option (Part 1) |
€51,876 |
|
October |
Treatment Benefit : Extension of dental, optical etc benefits |
€97,031 |
|
November |
Fuel Allowance – Part 2 |
€65,083 |
|
November |
Invalidity Pension – extension to the self employed |
€92,422 |
|
December |
National Minimum Wage |
€57,192 |
