Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 April 2021
187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount spent by his Department on advertising and public messaging in print, broadcast and online between January 2020 and to date in 2021; and the companies engaged to assist with placing the advertisements and the companies advertised with, in tabular form. [22290/21]
View answerMy Departmental remit includes complex policy areas, oversight of regulation and service provision across key strategic services such as energy, as well as regulation of sectors such as mining and hydrocarbon exploration. Given the technical complexity, economic significance and community interest in these areas, there is a requirement to disseminate information and to address specific issues as they arise. My Department therefore necessarily incurs expenditure on advertising from time to time. In procuring these services, my Department always seeks to ensure value for money and the keeping of expenditure to the minimum necessary.
The information requested is outlined in tabular format below:
|
Campaign / Relevant Programme |
Where Advertised |
Company Engaged |
Cost Jan 2020 to date in 2021 |
|
Publication of Statutory Instruments |
Iris Oifigiúil |
N/A |
€424 |
|
Public Consultation on National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP) |
Irish Times |
Mediavest |
€1,937 |
|
Public Consultation on NAPCP |
Irish Independent |
Mediavest |
€2,192 |
|
Public Consultation on Solid Fuel Regulations |
Media Central |
Mediavest |
€3,458 |
|
Public Consultation on Solid Fuel Regulations |
Today FM |
Mediavest |
€4,525 |
|
Public Consultation on Solid Fuel Regulations |
IRS |
Mediavest |
€7,175 |
|
Public Consultation on Solid Fuel Regulations |
Lyric FM |
Mediavest |
€649 |
|
Public Consultation on Solid Fuel Regulations |
RTÉ Radio |
Mediavest |
€12,498 |
|
Public Consultation on Solid Fuel Regulations |
Red FM |
Mediavest |
€636 |
|
Public Consultation on Solid Fuel Regulations |
UTV Urban Access |
Mediavest |
€6,769 |
|
Clean Air – “Be the Difference, Breathe the Difference” |
Design costs for print advert sent to local authorities for use in regional press |
Focus Advertising |
€3,630 |
|
Public Consultation on Solid Fuel Regulation |
Production costs for radio advert |
Radio Room |
€1,028 |
|
Board Appointments |
Iris Oifigiúil |
N/A |
€234 |
|
Ocean Energy Week 2020 |
Irish Examiner |
N/A |
€6,500 |
|
Various Environmental Assessments - Public Notices |
Irish Independent |
Mediavest |
€24,123 |
|
Geoscience Ireland Programme |
Newspaper special feature on the Geoscience Ireland business cluster in Sunday Business Post |
N/A |
€17,691 |
|
Geoscience Ireland Programme |
IMQS Annual Report/ Extractive Industry Ireland advertising |
4 Square media |
€919 |
|
Geoscience Ireland Programme |
Advertising Geoscience Ireland business cluster in Construction Magazine Ireland |
N/A |
€1,809 |
|
Tellus Airborne Survey Programme |
The placement of Public Information Notices in national and regional newspapers to advertise the A8 airborne survey. |
Mediavest T/A Spark Foundry |
€14, 555 |
|
Publishing of notices informing the public of the Minister's intention to grant Prospecting Licences |
Regional Newspapers |
Mediavest |
€40,120 |
|
Mining Public Notices |
Connaught Tribune |
Mediavest T/A Spark Foundry |
€925 |
|
Petroleum Public Notices |
Irish Independent, Anglo Celt, Irish Examiner (Regional newspapers) |
Mediavest T/A Spark Foundry |
€26,600 |
|
Enactment of Fisheries Legislation |
Advertising/Printing |
Propylon Ltd |
€1,013 |
|
Enactment of Fisheries Legislation |
Advertising |
Mediavest |
€11,332 |
|
Enactment of Fisheries Legislation & IFI Board appointments |
Iris Oifigiúil |
N/A |
€4,294 |
|
Trading Online Voucher Scheme |
Online Advertising |
Google ad words |
€8,431 |
|
Launch of the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy |
Hot Press |
N/A |
€5,445 |
|
Climate Conversation - Public Consultation |
Online Advertising Campaign |
Mediavest T/A Spark Foundry |
€ 2,314 |
|
Climate Conversation - Public Consultation |
Radio Advertising Campaign |
Mediavest T/A Spark Foundry |
€ 24,820 |
|
Advertising changes in respect of a Ministerial Order to allow the EPA hold its Oral Hearings remotely in response to Covid restrictions |
Iris Oifigiúil |
N/A |
€106 |
|
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill |
Video production x 2 videos to support online public messaging |
Individual Contractor |
€975 |
