Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 February 2017

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Ceisteanna (248)

Seán Sherlock

Ceist:

248. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of expenditure by his Department or any organisations under the aegis of his Department for each of the years from 2005 to 2016, in tabular form, on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations, website development, interview training and preparation, including details of the events, campaigns or policies to which this expenditure related, and the company or individual to whom such payments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6545/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

Details of external services procured by my Department from 2002 to June 2016 are available on the Department's website at the following link http://www.dttas.ie/corporate/english/financial-information. Costs from July 2016 to December 2016 will be collated and will be published on the website as soon as they are available.

Details of photography costs were compiled from 2008 only. Costs incurred prior to 2008 were not collated centrally and would not be readily available to 2005. To try and compile these at this stage would involve a disproportionate amount of resources.

In relation to the agencies of the Department, the information requested by the Deputy is a matter for these agencies.  I am not certain at this remove if the material will be readily available but I am forwarding the Deputy's question to each for its direct response to the Deputy as soon as practicable.

The Deputy should contact my private office in the event that he does not get a response from each of these agencies.