Written Answers Nos. 111-122
114. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022, inclusive; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [9526/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has no capital allocation for the years 2018 to 2022.
120. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the spend on social media advertising and campaigns on an itemised basis in respect of each campaign, the respective platforms, the number of hits or visits generated, the overall cost of each campaign and the cost per hit or visit in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [9776/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere was no spend on social media in 2016. For 2017 and 2018, the spend on social media (Facebook, YouTube and Twitter) and the cost of campaigns to date is detailed in the following table:
|
Campaigns 2017 |
Spend on social media |
Campaign Costs to date |
|
Back to School |
€2,600 |
|
|
Bliain Na Gaelige |
€1,358.48 |
€2,318.55 |
|
Budget18 |
€3,520 |
€7,648.14 |
|
Rugby World Cup |
€6,500 |
|
|
Treatment Benefits |
€2,100 |
|
|
Campaigns 2018 |
Spend on social media |
|
|
Education Action Plan 2018 |
€612.31 |
|
|
Healthy Ireland |
€4,999.31 |
€16,605.00 |
|
Irish Aid - Children’s Educational Video (charity abroad) |
€1,750.00 |
|
|
Self Employed |
€1,742.00 |
€13,351.65 |
A number of these campaigns are still in progress and final costs are currently being processed through the financial system in my Department.
This table outlines the number of hits per platform per campaign:
|
Campaign |
|
|
YouTube |
|
2017 |
|||
|
Back to School |
92,143 |
51,972 |
73,000 |
|
Rugby World Cup |
Not on twitter |
905,733 |
272,907 |
|
#Budget18 Introduction |
77,466 |
140,890 |
158,000 |
|
#Budget18 Infrastructure |
122,414 |
61,000 |
40,000 |
|
Treatment Benefits |
87,571 |
139,000 |
56,000 |
|
Luas |
65,478 |
392,583 |
40,000 |
|
Regional Fund |
11,309 |
80,000 |
44,000 |
|
Bliain na Gaeilge |
Not on twitter |
165,992 |
56,000 |
|
2018 |
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|
Healthy Ireland |
288,455 |
343,530 |
45,000 |
|
Irish Aid |
183,607 |
166,091 |
11,000 |
|
Self Employed |
160,379 |
133,888 |
18,000 |
|
Education Action Plan |
82,385 |
46,278 |
6,000 |
121. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the cost to his Department of his attending the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2018; the costs incurred in respect of travel, accommodation, attendance fees and other items; the names of those who attended paid for by his Department; and the individual costs attached to each and all other sundry costs. [9803/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI attended the 2018 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland from 24 to 26 January. I was accompanied by my Chief of Staff, the Secretary General of the Department, the Government Press Secretary, my Private Secretary, and a Security Officer from An Garda Síochána.
As is the case with all my travel, my officials ensured costs were minimised and the best value for money pursued.
Hotel accommodation is allocated to delegations by the WEF. Attached below is a breakdown of costs which have been received by my Department to date. The final cost of the trip is not yet available and details of costs will be published on my Department’s website in due course. There are no fees associated with my attendance at the World Economic Forum.
Breakdown as follows:
|
Details |
Cost |
|
Taoiseach’s Hotel Room (2 nights Davos) |
€1279.69 |
|
Hotel Room 1 official (2 nights Davos) |
€990.56 |
|
Hotel Room 1 official (1 night Zurich ) |
€233.64 |
|
Apartment Accommodation (4 officials x 2 nights) |
€2160.25 |
|
Total Accommodation |
€4664.14 |
|
Zurich - Dublin flight for one member of the Delegation |
€269.90 |
|
Train / Metro Tickets |
€53.67 |
|
Car Hire Transport Costs |
Arranged by Irish Embassy Berne - Not yet invoiced |
|
Receipted Expenses |
€24.29 |
|
Total costs DOT |
€5012.00 |
