Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2006
285 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the value of advertising placed in national newspapers in 2005; the newspapers and the amount received for each of the past five years; and if the placing of official notices and departmental advertisements is subject to a tendering process. [7693/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe cost incurred in 2005 by my Department, including the national cultural institutions, for advertising in national newspapers was €108,000.
The total costs of newspaper advertising since the establishment of my Department in June 2002 are as follows: June to December 2002, €130,000; 2003, €205,500; and 2004, €107,500. These totals also include a small amount of advertising by the national cultural institutions in some local newspapers, which is not possible to identify separately.
My Department's statistics on newspaper advertising are not retained on a basis that would allow me to provide the breakdown requested by the Deputy.
Advertisements for both the Department and cultural institutions were placed through Brindley Advertising Limited, which holds the central government advertising contract.
