Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017
311. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54237/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department uses external public relations providers having regard to its business needs for specialist communications advice, training and technical materials assistance. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and, accordingly, strives to keep costs to the minimum.
The providers of public relations services used by my Department and the Offices of my Department, the details of the services supplied by each and the expenditure on each since March, 2011 to date are set out in the table.
|
Year |
Name and Address of PR Services Provider |
Details of Services Supplied |
Cost |
|
2011 |
Barberry Limited trading as Keating and Associates |
To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures and assisting with website content). |
€18,770 |
|
2012 |
Barberry Limited trading as Keating and Associates |
To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports and brochures and assisting with website content). |
€5,268 |
|
2013 |
Barberry Limited trading as Keating and Associates |
To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports and brochures and assisting with website content). |
€3,183 |
|
2013 |
MRPA Kinman Communications trading as MKC Communications Limited |
To provide the Department with Press and Media Relations Services for the Irish Presidency of the EU.(This was a once off exercise/expenditure due to Presidency events.) |
€76,480 |
|
2014 |
Barberry Ltd T/A Keating and Associates |
To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures). |
€3,136 |
|
2015 |
Barberry Ltd |
To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures). |
€3,505 |
|
2015 |
Atomic Advertising Ltd |
To provide brand development work for the launch of the Low Pay Commission |
€1,537 |
|
2015 |
Jays Printing |
To provide roll-up banners for the launch of the Low Pay Commission |
€379 |
|
2015 |
Atomic Advertising Ltd |
To provide the Department with a one year advertising campaign, radio and digital, to raise awareness of a range of Government provided enterprise supports |
€157,228 |
|
2016 |
Barberry Ltd |
To provide the Workplace Relations Commission with Communication Services (including PR; Media Monitoring advising on the design, content and production of reports and brochures. |
€4,981 |
|
2016 |
Fuzion Communications |
Provision of Communications services to the Workplace Relations Commission |
€686 |
|
2016 |
Atomic Advertising Ltd |
To provide the Department with a one year advertising campaign, radio and digital, to raise awareness of a range of Government provided enterprise supports(This amount relates to work carried out in 2015) |
€20,568 |
|
2016 |
Strategem b.t.l. Ltd. |
To provide the Department with a six month public campaign to raise awareness of the Prompt Payment Code |
€36,232 |
|
2016 |
Public Relations Institute of Ireland |
Attendance of two staff members at four day training course ‘Certificate for Civil Service Press Officers’ |
€3,780 |
|
2016 |
BMF Business Services |
Attendance of 4 staff members at Social Media Conference |
€1,080 |
|
2016 |
Law Society |
Social media eSeminars for one staff member |
€195 |
|
2017 |
Strategem b.t.l. Ltd. |
To provide the Department with a six month public campaign to raise awareness of the Prompt Payment Code(This amount relates to work carried out in 2016) |
€25,155 |
|
2017 |
Drury Porter Novelli |
PR and event support for information campaigns; encouraging and informing companies on how to prepare their business for Brexit |
€15,238 |
|
2017 |
Fuzion Communications |
Provision of a range of Communications Services to the Workplace Relations Commission |
€6,753 |
|
2017 |
Fuzion Communications |
Development of Communications Strategy for the Workplace Relations Commission to enhance activity impact and its roll out in 2017 |
€4,404 |
|
2017 |
Fuzion Communications |
Advertising in relation to the opening of the Workplace Relations Commission Office in Sligo |
€3,198 |
