Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 June 2021
232. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount his Department and all associated agencies have spent on public relations consultancy costs since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32647/21]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that the Department of Finance has no record of spending on public relations consultancy since January 2021 to date.
A number of bodies under the aegis of my Department have incurred expenditure on public relations consultancy since January 2021, the details are as follows:
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has spent €40,000 (VAT excl.) to date since January 2021 on public relations.
The National Treasury Management Agency’s (NTMA) public affairs and communications team incurred costs of €35,200 (VAT excl.) in relation to public relations.
Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) are also bodies under my Department’s aegis. As part of a shared services agreement, HBFI and the SBCI reimburse the NTMA in respect of public relations consultancy costs attributable to them and any such spend is accounted for in the cost provided above.
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners has incurred expenditure of €687 (VAT excl.) in respect of public relations consultancy during the period January 2021 to date.
