Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2006
495 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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 are subject to a tendering process. [7702/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraA total of €1,934,355 was spent by my Department on advertising in national newspapers in the past five years. A breakdown of this expenditure, exclusive of VAT, for each year in question is as follows:
|
Year |
Expenditure |
|
€ |
|
|
2001 |
279,447 |
|
2002 |
592,007 |
|
2003 |
379,086 |
|
2004 |
356,388 |
|
2005 |
327,427 |
All national newspapers, including the Irish language media, were used for the purposes of advertising. The Government Supplies Agency selects a company to manage general advertising requirements for all Departments in accordance with competitive tendering procedures.
