Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
458. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on traditional and online advertising by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [39960/22]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy for my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement, is set out in the tables below.
I wish to advise the Deputy that the higher spend in 2017 and 2018 was in relation to the media campaign to promote and raise awareness of the Public Services Card and MyGovID.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
|
Year |
Advertising Costs |
|
2022 (to date) |
€1,074 |
|
2021 |
€3,521 |
|
2020 |
€36,917 |
|
2019 |
€51,767 |
|
2018 |
€207,265 |
|
2017 |
€213,165 |
|
2016 |
€1,334 |
|
2015 |
€2,460 |
(There were no relevant costs from 2012 to 2014)
Office of Government Procurement
|
Year |
Advertising Costs |
|
2020 |
€5,324 |
|
2019 |
€5,553 |
|
2018 |
€4,281 |
|
2017 |
€3,451 |
|
2016 |
€1,484 |
|
2015 |
€3,824 |
|
2014 |
€16,689 |
(The OGP commenced operations in 2014. There were no relevant costs during 2021 and to-date in 2022).
