Departmental Advertising

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Questions (326)

Carol Nolan

Question:

326. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total costs incurred by his Department arising from the placing of advertisements with the national broadcaster, RTÉ, in any format, for each of the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52167/23]

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Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded in accordance with Standing Orders.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

The amount spent on advertising with RTÉ in the years 2016 to date by my Department is set out in the table below. These figures include advertising on RTÉ radio and TV platforms to deliver information campaigns on matters such as fire safety, voter registration and on grants in the areas of housing and water. The figures are ex VAT and do not account for withholding tax that may have been applied to media buying agencies.

	RTÉ Advertising Expenditure
2016	105,975.14
2017	130,869.25
2018	43,236.95
2019	66,118.10
2020	51,312.80
2021	154,544.68
2022	93,216.85
To 22 Nov 2023	346,810.31