Paul McGrath
Ceist:227 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number and value of contracts awarded for public relations projects by his Department since June 2002. [33050/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 14 December 2004
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Freagraí scríofa
My Department has not directly engaged any public relations consultants since its establishment. The national advisory committee on drugs is an independent non-statutory body that operates under the aegis of my Department and is funded from the Department's Vote.
The national advisory committee on drugs has engaged Montague Communications to handle media relations and manage events including research launches and dissemination seminars. In this regard, since June 2002, they have been paid the sum of €143,072.