Vol. 532 No. 2
116 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the total advertising expenditure incurred by his Department and all State bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department for the year 2000; if he will specify each entity's expenditure on television advertising during that year; and the spend on Irish language television advertising by each entity during the year. [7074/01]
The total amount which was spent by my Department on advertising in 2000 amounted to £323,601.77. The total amount spent on television advertising by my Department was £1,350. No expenditure was incurred in relation to Irish language television advertising during 2000.
As regards the State bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department, expenditure on advertising is a day to day operational matter for the bodies themselves and, accordingly, I have no function in that regard. Inquiries should be addressed to the individual bodies concerned.
