The total advertising expenditure incurred by the Department of Foreign Affairs in the year 2000 was £125,555.07. There was no expenditure on television advertising or Irish language television advertising.
In relation to the agencies under the aegis of the Department, the position is as follows. The Refugee Agency and Irish Aid advisory committee had no advertising expenditure in the year 2000. APSO had a total advertising expenditure of £170,628.41. The National Committee for Development Education had an expenditure of £5,097.08.
The Ireland-United States commission for educational exchange, Fulbright Commission, had total advertising expenditure of £8,288.01 for the period 1 October 1999 to 30 September 2000. The commission's financial year runs in accordance with the academic year.
There was no expenditure on television or Irish language television advertising by any of the agencies above in the year 2000.