Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 February 2019
580. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent in advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, by conference; the aggregate amount for each year; the amount available in the remainder of 2019 to fund same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9180/19]
View answerDetails of the conferences sponsored directly by my Department are set in the following table:
|
Sponsorship of Conferences |
2017 |
2018 |
|
University College, Cork – Biennial Conference on National Child Protection and Welfare Social Work |
€11,000 |
|
|
Empowering People In Care (EPIC) - National Aftercare Conference |
€8,000 |
|
|
Irish Foster Care Association (IFCA) – Annual National Conference |
€10,000 |
€12,981 |
|
Irish Aftercare Network – Annual Conference |
€2,500 |
|
|
Social Work, Education and Social Development (SWSD) – Annual Conference |
€9,840 |
|
|
Children and Young People's Services Committees National Conference |
€21,892 |
|
|
Total by Year |
€29,000 |
€47,213 |
My Department does not have a dedicated budget for advertising and/or the sponsorship of conferences. As costs occur, they are allocated against the programme cost centre involved. The overall objective is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum and these services are only used when deemed necessary in the course of Departmental activity. In the circumstances, it is not possible to identify the projected spend for 2019.
