Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 November 2019

Thursday, 28 November 2019

Ceisteanna (265)

Barry Cowen

Ceist:

265. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by online advertising, offline advertising, promotional material, wages, photography, stand rental and other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49543/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

The information requested in respect of my Department is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders. 

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 by State Bodies directly to members of the Oireachtas. The relevant contact email address for each agency, to which members may address queries, are set out in the following table.

Agency	Email address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Housing Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Irish Water	[e-mail]
Local Government Management Agency	[e-mail].
Ordinance Survey Ireland	[e-mail]
Property Registration Authority	[e-mail]
Pyrite Resolution Board	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Valuation Office	[e-mail]
Land Development Agency	[e-mail]
Office of the Planning Regulator	[e-mail]

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A

The details requested are as follows

Year	Advertising	Promotional   Material	Stand and tent   rental	Other costs
2016		€4,565	€50,515	€1,790
2017	€430	€2,503	€55,690	€6,783
2018		€10,015	€62,239	€8,248
2019	€431	€5,991	€30,279	€4,224