Vol. 532 No. 2
160 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government 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. [7077/01]
My Department's expenditure on general advertising in 2000 was £162,393. None of this expenditure related to television advertising. Additional expenditure on advertising, but under specific programme subheads, was also incurred during the year. Details of this expenditure, including any television advertising, is being compiled at present and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. As advertising by bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter directly for those bodies, the information sought in relation to their expenditure is not available in my Department.
