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Consultancy Contracts Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Ceisteanna (1038, 1040)

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

1038. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide detail in tabular form of the names of all external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations used by his Department for the years 2011 and 2010; the amount paid to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37508/12]

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Seán Fleming

Ceist:

1040. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will detail in tabular form the amount paid on external public relations and communications consultants since February 2011; the reason for the payment; the name of each organisation used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37541/12]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1038 and 1040 together.

My Department carries out various awareness campaigns and initiatives to promote public understanding and behaviour change, or to provide information. Details of the amounts paid in respect of hiring external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations for the years 2010 and 2011, and in the period since February 2011, are set out in the following table.

Company Name

Assignment

Expenditure

2010

Expenditure

2011

Total

Pembroke Communications

Promotion of sponsorship campaign for Tidy Towns Competition

€4,560

€4,560

Mary Murphy & Associates

Climate Change Campaign

€59,391

€59,391

Mary Murphy & Associates

Sustainable Innovation Forum

€26,425

€26,425

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