Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2018
383. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation 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. [11760/18]
View answerDetails of expenditure incurred by my Department and its Offices on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns from January 2017 to date in 2018 are set out in the following 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.
Expenditure incurred by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and its Offices on Public Relations Advice, Communications Advice, Online Advertising and Public Awareness Campaigns from 1 January, 2017 to date
|
Name of Company |
Service Provided |
Cost Incurred in 2017 € |
|
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 for Workplace Relations Commission to enhance Activity Impact and its 2017 roll out |
4,404 |
|
Mediavest Limited |
Various newspaper advertisements relating to Department’s business |
19,192 |
|
Iris Oifigiúil |
Various Official Notices in Government Publication, Iris Oifigiúil |
5,108 |
|
Mediavest Limited |
Advertising in daily newspapers in relation to Joint Labour Committees |
13,656 |
|
Iris Oifigiúil |
Official Notices in Iris Oifigiúil in relation to Joint Labour Committees |
31 |
|
Mediavest Limited |
Advertisements - Accountancy Ireland |
10,203 |
|
Mediavest Limited |
Advertisements placed by Companies Registration Office in newspapers and accountancy publications regarding mandatory electronic filing now required for companies filing their annual returns |
97,952 |
|
Mediavest Limited |
Radio advertisements by Companies Registration Office regarding mandatory electronic filing now required for companies filing their annual returns |
49,993 |
|
Mediavest Limited |
Advertisements placed by Companies Registration Office in website editions of newspapers regarding mandatory electronic filing now required for companies filing their annual returns |
6,158 |
|
Mediavest Limited |
Advertisements placed by Companies Registration Office in newspapers regarding change of Public Office address |
7,145 |
|
Advertising in relation to the opening of the Workplace Relations Commission Sligo Office |
Fuzion Communications |
3,198 |
|
Name of Company |
Service Provided |
Cost Incurred in 2018 € |
|
Communications Advice to Workplace Relations Commission |
Fuzion Communications |
221 |
