Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2002

Vol. 547 No. 1

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Michael Ring

Ceist:

1057 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the amount which was spent in his Department from June 1997 to December 2001 for media purposes and-or advertising; the way in which the money was spent (details supplied); the amount spent on a year to year basis; and the money which was spent on videos. [2035/02]

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Dr. McDaid)

The amounts, which were spent by my Department for media purposes and advertising, are set out in the following tabular statement:

Year	Advertising-Publicity	Media
1997	17,887	43,636
1998	134,366	95,585
1999	61,014	49,460
2000	103,249	92,235
2001	135,130	63,374
Total	451,646	344,290

The moneys spent by my Department on advertising-publicity relate largely to notices placed in the national newspapers in respect of the annual sports capital scheme; public procurement; annual entry in the Golden Pages, and to advertising costs such as those in 1998 relating to the Murphy Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in Swimming, and in 2000 and 2001 relating to the preparation of a new national drugs strategy. The media expenditure relates to fees paid for PR consultancy work by private public relations firms. There was no expenditure on the production of videos by my Department during the period in question.

Question No. 1058 answered with Question No. 1040.

Question No. 1059 answered with Question No. 43.

Question No. 1060 answered with Question No. 1040.

John Bruton

Ceist:

1061 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if in the past three months, he has decided to move aspects of the public capital programme expenditure of his Department into a public private partnership provision; if so, his plans in this regard; the reasons for the decision; and the implications of this decision for the categorisation of the expenditure in question under the stability and growth pact of Ireland for participation in the European single currency. [2219/02]

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Dr. McDaid)

I have taken no decision in the past three months in the matter referred to by the Deputy.