Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024
540. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has spent money or sought external assistance with departmental or ministerial public relations; if so, the cost; and the name of the agencies, consultants and companies involved in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5369/24]
View answerMy Department has the following information for the period 1 January 2013 to 2 February 2024:
|
YEAR |
AGENCY |
COST |
PURPOSE |
|
2013 |
N/A |
€0.00 |
N/A |
|
2014 |
N/A |
€0.00 |
N/A |
|
2015 |
N/A |
€0.00 |
N/A |
|
2016 |
N/A |
€0.00 |
N/A |
|
2017 |
Hume Brophy |
€95,874.63 |
Provision of PR services in the bid for relocation of the European Medicines Agency to Ireland (2017) |
|
2018 |
Carr Communications |
€700.00 |
Media training |
|
2018 |
Q4PR |
€20,031.44 |
Provision of PR services for the launch of Sláintecare |
|
2019 |
Q4PR |
€3,078.08 |
Provision of PR services for Sláintecare |
|
2019 |
Q4PR |
€1,999.50 |
Communications training workshops |
|
2020 |
Q4PR |
€1,820.40 |
Media training |
|
2020 |
Hume Brophy |
€20,116.80 |
Outstanding cost re. provision of PR services in the bid for relocation of the European Medicines Agency to Ireland (2017) |
|
2021 |
Drury |
€173,054.09 |
Provision of Contract Staff (Temporary Press Officers) |
|
2022 |
Drury |
€116,235.00 |
Provision of Contract Staff (Temporary Press Officers) |
|
2023 |
N/A |
€0.00 |
N/A |
|
2024 (1 Jan-2Feb) |
N/A |
€0.00 |
N/A |
