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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2020

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Questions (60)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

60. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport 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. [27669/20]

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Written answers

Up until April 2020, media monitoring was provided by staff working for my Department's press office. A move to remote working during the covid pandemic made this system impractical. Since April 2020, my Department has procured the services of an external media monitoring company since April 2020. This service provides a press cuttings and broadcast monitoring service covering issues of direct relevance to my Department.

A breakdown of the costs involved is detailed in the table below.

 

 

 

 

Amount, €

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

 Provider

 in house

 in house

 in house

Jan - March inhouse.

From April: Kantar   Media

Costs

nil

nil

nil

€500 monthly + VAT (print media)

€300 monthly + VAT (broadcast media)

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