Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2018
1072. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent by her Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns from January 2017 to date in 2018, by year, month and company engaged in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11763/18]
View answerDuring 2017 my Department spent €16,100 through Careers Portal, www.careersportal.ie, on a Public Awareness Campaign for the provision of new materials showcasing career and educational opportunities with the Irish language.
The Creative Ireland Programme also undertook a citizen engagement and public awareness campaign to get people involved in cultural and creative activity.
A full breakdown of all costs in 2017 in relation to this can be accessed on the Creative Ireland website through the following link:
https://creative.ireland.ie/sites/default/files/media/file-uploads/2018-01/Creative%20Ireland%20Programme%20End%20of%20Year%20Report%20%202017.pdf
In addition to the above €8,302.50 has been paid to MB Arts International in 2018 in relation to a range of services including citizen engagement under the Creative Ireland Programme.
