Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 June 2017
265. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount spent by his Department and State agencies under his aegis on outside contract or third-party public relations advice and training in past three years to date in 2017, by year and company engaged, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29230/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department did not incur any public relations advice or training related expenditure in the past three years to date in 2017. My Department’s Press and Communications Office provide this service on behalf of the Department and will up-skill themselves as necessary to carry out their roles.
The details requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is set out in the following table.
