I propose to take Questions Nos. 783 and 784 together.
The total expenditure to date in 2017 by the Department of Defence for photography, advertising and website development is set out in the tables below. There was no expenditure in relation to communications advice, public relations and media training and preparation in 2017.
In relation to expenditure in these areas for the Defence Forces; it was not possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the timeframe available. I shall provide the figures to the Deputy when I receive them from the military authorities.
Photography
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Campaign/ Policy
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Company
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Total
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Presentation of Long Service Medals and 1916 Commemoration medals to volunteer members of Civil Defence 26/5/2017
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Maxwell Photography
|
€590.40
|
Website development
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Campaign/ Policy
|
Company
|
Total
|
|
Replacement of the Departments websites ( www.defence.ie , www.emergencyplanning.ie and www.winterready.ie )
|
Annertech
|
€34,507.66
|
Advertising
|
Campaign/ Policy
|
Company
|
Total
|
|
101 st Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising
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Mediavest Ltd.
|
€3,894.74
|
|
Rifle Range Adverts
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Mediavest Ltd.
|
€31,683.58
|
|
Rifle Range Adverts
|
North Wicklow Times
|
€1,199.25
|
|
National Heritage Guide Advert
|
The Heritage Council
|
€630.00
|
|
Annual Perambulation of the Curragh Roads Advert
|
KFM Radio
|
€369.00
|
|
Be Winter Ready Campaign
Radio Advertisements
|
Mediavest Ltd.
|
€25,912.52
|
|
Be Winter Ready Campaign two page article in the Irish Independent
|
Independent Newspapers Marketing Ltd.
|
€6,150.00
|
|
Be Winter Ready Twitter campaign
|
Mediavest Ltd.
|
€5,535.00
|
|
Management of Twitter campaign
|
Mediavest Ltd.
|
€2,583.00
|
|
Advertising the services of the the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces -‘Signal’ Magazine – Autumn 2016 Edition
|
Atlantic Digital Agency Ltd.
|
€977.85
|
|
Advertising the services of the the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces -‘Signal’ Magazine – Spring 2017 Edition
|
Atlantic Digital Agency Ltd.
|
€977.85
|
|
Advertising the services of the the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces -‘An Cosantóir’ Magazine December 2017- January 2018 Edition
|
JM Publishing Ltd.
|
€977.85
|
|
Promoting Civil Defence
|
Roscrea People
|
€300
|
|
Promoting Civil Defence
|
JP Devlin Media (Public Sector awards Magazine):
|
€2,084.85
|
|
Promoting Civil Defence
|
Education Magazine (Reference Guide)
|
€984
|
|
Promoting Civil Defence
|
Emergency Times Publication of January 2017
|
€344
|
The only departmental information campaign is the Be Winter Ready 2017 information campaign which was launched on 8 November for which total expenditure was €14,268.00 as outlined above.
