The following table contains the information requested.
Year
|
Description
|
Amount
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2018
|
Switch Your Bank*
(of which: YouTube)
*all recoupable from the banks**
|
€402,210
(€8,896)
|
2019
|
Nil
|
€ 000
|
**The Switch Your Bank campaign is funded, in its entirety, by AIB and Permanent TSB, as part of a range of competition measures agreed with the European Commission to raise awareness and promote customer switching of financial products.
- The Department of Finance facilitates this campaign as part of its remit to ensure that consumers are protected within the financial sector in Ireland and to ensure a healthy level of competition.
- The contract with Language Communications permitted them to appoint subcontractors for provision of services.
- Phase one of the public awareness campaign cost €738,000 in total.
- Phase two of the public awareness campaign will cost €405,900 in total.
- An additional €369 was spent on web hosting for the Switch Your Bank campaign.