Departmental Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2020

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Questions (287)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

287. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct media monitoring and or provide reports on media coverage of his Department; if so, the costs of same; and the companies engaged. [27652/20]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

My Department availed of media monitoring services from Kantar Media and Truehawk Media during the period in question. The expenditure, excluding VAT, for this service was €9,253.51 in 2017,  €13,791.44 in 2018, €21,701.37 in 2019 and €11,200 to date in 2020.