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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2017

Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Ceisteanna (825)

Brendan Howlin

Ceist:

825. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of expenditure by his Department or organisations under the aegis of his Department for each of the past five years on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations, website development, media interview training and preparation; the events, campaigns or policies to which this expenditure related; the company or person to which such payments were made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32650/17]

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My Department did not incur any expenditure on public relations or media interview training and preparation in the past five years. Details of expenditure from 2012 to 2016 on photography, advertising, communications advice and website development is set out in the following tables.            

Year

Photography costs

Relevant Campaign or Policy

Payee

2012

€170.00

Launch of CEDRA

Maxwell Photography

2012

€172.00

Minister O’Sullivan's visit to NAMA properties leased to LA, Scotch Hall, Drogheda

Paul Connor Photography

2012

€363.00

Putting People First launch

Maxwell Photography

2012

€485.00

Launch of framework for Sustainable Development

Maxwell Photography

2012

€3,257.00

Long Service Awards by National Directorate Fire & Emergency Management

Maxwell Photography

2013

€103.00

EU Presidency: Informal Council of EU Environment Ministers - Clean Tech Cluster Forum and Expo, Wood Quay

Maxwell Photography

2013

€172.00

Long Service Awards by National Directorate Fire & Emergency Management

Maxwell Photography

2013

€308.00

EU Presidency: Senior Officials Meeting of Water and Marine Directors, Dublin Castle

Maxwell Photography

2013

€362.00

Minister O’Sullivan's visit to Fingal Co Co housing insulation retrofit project in Corduff, Blanchardstown

Maxwell Photography

2013

€448.00

Ireland's Best Kept Town Awards

Maxwell Photography

2014

€551.00

Launch of Social Housing Strategy

Maxwell Photography

2014

€2,161.00

Long Service Awards by National Directorate Fire & Emergency Management

Maxwell Photography

2015

€23.50

Long Service Awards by National Directorate Fire & Emergency Management

Maxwell Photography

2015

€80.00

Photograph of Minister Alan Kelly and Pope Francis at the EU Environment Ministers’ meeting on Climate Change in the Vatican

Information not available

2015

€107.83

Social Housing Construction Programme

Kenny Photo Graphics

2015

€184.50

Photographs of Wexford-based senior managers for the Whodoeswhat.gov.ie website

Gerard Hore Photography

2015

€239.85

Ireland’s Best Kept Town Awards

Lensmen Photography

2015

€246.00

Launch of Diversity Award 2015

Redmonds of Roscrea

2015

€326.91

Photographs of Dublin-based senior managers for the Whodoeswhat.gov.ie website

Lafayette Graduation Services

2015

€369.00

Rural policy launch in Caherciveen

MacMonagle Photography

2016

€90.00

Photographs of Ballina-based senior managers for the Whodoeswhat.gov.ie website

Corrine Beatty Photography

2016

€308.42

Material for public display in the reopened Custom House Visitor Centre

Maxwell Photography

2016

€413.28

Announcement of €25m for the first phase of the Dolphin House Regeneration Project

Maxwell Photography

2016

€430.50

Launch of the 2016-2020 Fire Services Capital Programme

Maxwell Photography

2016

€602.70

Announcement of ERDF grant assistance to local authority capital works under the Designated Urban Centres Grants Scheme 2014 – 2020

Maxwell Photography

2016

€22,129.20

Video production - National Planning Framework

Glasseye Productions

2016

€38,900.00

Rebuilding Ireland. The photography costs refer to videos and social media.

BigO

Year

Advertising costs

Relevant Campaign or Policy

Payee

2012

€196.80

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2012

€4,236.12

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2012

€5,000.00

IFA Sheep Worrying radio campaign

IFA

2012

€35,881.71

Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee

Brindley Advertising

2012

€99,103.76

Referendum - Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union

Brindley Advertising

2012

€100,319.83

Referendum – Children

Brindley Advertising

2012

€116,530.84

Leaflet drop in respect of the Household Charge – paid to Door To Door Distributors

City Post

2012

€321,884.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

Lyle Bailie

2013

€60.00

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Ulster Bank

2013

€196.80

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2013

€790.53

Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee

Brindley Advertising

2013

€4,110.66

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2013

€4,329.78

Public consultation on General Scheme of the Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill

Brindley Advertising

2013

€4,390.27

Public consultation on Foreshore Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations

Mediavest

2013

€16,909.00

Responsible dog ownership radio campaign

Independent Radio Sales Ltd.

2013

€17,897.55

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Brindley Advertising

2013

€19,508.70

European Parliament Constituency Commission

Brindley Advertising

2013

€26,513.00

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Mediavest

2013

€33,217.31

By-election - Meath East

Brindley Advertising

2013

€43,845.85

Referendums - Abolition of Seanad Éireann and Court of Appeal

Brindley Advertising

2013

€342,259.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

ICAN Ltd

2014

€196.80

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

IPA

2014

€4,110.66

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)

2014

€26,440.05

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Mediavest

2014

€36,474.64

By-elections - Dublin West and Longford-Westmeath

Mediavest

2014

€59,223.27

European and Local Elections

Mediavest

2014

€106,465.00

Public Consultation for Review of Development Management Guidelines

Mediavest

2014

€326,934.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

ICAN Ltd

2015

€430.50

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Guerin Media Ltd.

2015

€1,927.25

Marine Strategy Framework Directive Programme of measures information dissemination

USB Ireland

2015

€4,110.66

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

FCR Media Ltd., formerly TRUVO Ireland

2015

€7,693.86

Marine Strategy Framework Directive public consultation

MediaVest

2015

€21,172.54

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Mediavest

2015

€64,524.85

Referendums - Marriage Equality and Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President; By-election - Carlow-Kilkenny

Mediavest

2015

€361,548.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

ICAN Ltd

2016

€430.50

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Guerin Media Ltd.

2016

€2,118.06

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

FCR Media Ltd., formerly TRUVO Ireland

2016

€5,559.60

Logo design - National Planning Framework

Power Design

2016

€8,769.62

Constituency Commission

Havas Media

2016

€9,551.57

General Election

Havas Media

2016

€11,712.68

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Havas Media

2016

€15,237.29

Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign

Mediavest

2016

€20,283.74

Constituency Commission

Mediavest

2016

€50,011.98

General Election

Mediavest

2016

€333,078.00

National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion

ICAN Ltd

Year

Communications Advice costs

Relevant Campaign or Policy

Payee

2016

€460.00

Communications Advice to ensure an information leaflet was in plain English

NALA

Year

Website Development costs

Relevant Campaign or Policy

Payee

2012

€1,366.80

RX3.ie

RPS

2012

€3,842.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2012

€33,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2013

€8,369.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2013

€8,369.41

Fire Safety Week

ICON Ltd

2013

€23,988.69

Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance

IT Alliance

2013

€25,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2013

€50,000.00

Myplan.ie

ESRI

2014

€543.60

Fire Safety Week

ICON Ltd

2014

€659.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2014

€771.00

Tidy Towns Awards

Trinsic Software

2014

€3,554.00

Brownbin

Cré

2014

€25,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2014

€351,849.21

Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance

IT Alliance

2015

€344.40

Unfinished Housing Development Survey

Edwin Wymer

2015

€1,487.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2015

€9,938.40

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2015

€23,290.80

Environ/Housing Website

Annertech Ltd

2015

€208,667.77

Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance

IT Alliance

2016

€1,180.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2016

€27,613.50

Environ/Housing Website

Annertech Ltd

2016

€31,109.78

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2016

€54,600.00

Rebuilding Ireland. The photography costs refer to videos and social media.

BigO

2016

€215,545.88

Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance

IT Alliance

 Year  

Website Development costs  

Relevant Campaign or Policy  

Payee  

2012

€1,366.80

RX3.ie

RPS

2012

€3,842.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2012

€33,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2013

€8,369.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2013

€8,369.41

Fire Safety Week

ICON Ltd

2013

€23,988.69

Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance

IT Alliance

2013

€25,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2013

€50,000.00

Myplan.ie

ESRI

2014

€543.60

Fire Safety Week

ICON Ltd

2014

€659.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2014

€771.00

Tidy Towns Awards

Trinsic Software

2014

€3,554.00

Brownbin

Cré

2014

€25,000.00

Askaboutireland

LGMA

2014

€351,849.21

Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance

IT Alliance

2015

€344.40

Unfinished Housing Development Survey

Edwin Wymer

2015

€1,487.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2015

€9,938.40

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2015

€23,290.80

Environ/Housing   Website

Annertech Ltd

2015

€208,667.77

Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance

IT Alliance

2016

€1,180.00

Website updates for NFSW

ICAN Ltd

2016

€27,613.50

Environ/Housing Website

Annertech Ltd

2016

€31,109.78

Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service

Fusio Ltd.

2016

€54,600.00

Rebuilding Ireland. The photography costs refer to videos and social media.

BigO  

2016

€215,545.88

Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance

IT Alliance

Insofar as agencies under my Department's aegis are 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 as follows.

Agency

Email address   

Agency

Email address   

An Bord Pleanála  

Oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie

Ervia, Gas   Networks Ireland  

oireachtas@ervia.ie

Housing Sustainable Communities Agency  

publicreps@housingagency.ie

Housing Finance   Agency  

oireachtas.enquiries@hfa.ie

Irish Water  

oireachtasmembers@water.ie

Irish Water   Safety  

oireachtas@iws.ie

Local Government   Management Agency  

corporate@lgma.ie

Residential Tenancies Board  

OireachtasMembersQueries@rtb.ie

Pobal

oireachtasqueries@pobal.ie

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