The following table details the companies or consultants engaged by my Department, or any agency under the aegis of my Department, since June 2007 to end of January 2009, to provide advice or training in the areas of public relations, communications or media training.
Year
|
Name
|
Amount
|
Purpose
|
|
|
€
|
|
Department
|
|
|
|
2007
|
PSM Ltd
|
500
|
In-house information session/sound bite session for staff covering topic of Communications
|
2008
|
Public Affairs Ireland
|
*5,950
|
Certificate in Communications training programme
|
Active Citizenship Office
|
|
|
|
2008
|
Caroline Erskine
|
3,630
|
Media Services
|
Law Reform Commission
|
|
|
|
2008
|
Weber Shandwick
|
42,525
|
Media Relations
|
Central Statistics Office
|
|
|
|
2008
|
Carr Communications
|
*550
|
Media Skills Training
|
NESDO
|
|
|
|
2007
|
High Performance
|
*1,174
|
Communication & Media Skills Course
|
*These charges relate to external training courses which officials from the offices attended.