Departmental Expenditure.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 July 2006

Wednesday, 5 July 2006

Ceisteanna (279)

Eamon Gilmore

Ceist:

287 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the total amount spent by his Department in terms of advertising in newspapers, magazines and electronic media in respect of each year since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27029/06]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. N. Dempsey)

Advertising by my Department is the subject of a drawdown contract which is put out to tender on a regular basis by the Government Supplies Agency (GSA). The Department's advertising is placed under the GSA contract with the selected advertising agency, except for recruitment notices, which are placed through the Public Appointments Service and certain other advertisements, which go through the Office of Public Works or the Government Publications Office.

The attached table shows the total amounts spent on advertising each year on behalf of my Department.

Advertising Spend for the years 2002-2005

Year	Amount Paid
	€
2002	536,000.00
2003	443,323.59
2004	282,965.47
2005	352,283.60

Notes

2002: new Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources was created in June, 2002.

2001 to 2004 include expenditure by the Forestry Service (transferred to Department of Agriculture and Food on 1 January, 2005).