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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2020

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Ceisteanna (113, 115)

Matt Carthy

Ceist:

113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent on media monitoring services by his Department; if the role is provided by private contract operators or in-house services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27561/20]

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Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

115. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct media monitoring and-or provide reports on media coverage of his Department; and if so, the costs of same and the companies engaged. [27663/20]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 115 together.

My Department does not engage third party or private companies to provide media monitoring services. It does however, engage a third party to provide a daily press clippings service and the costs are outlined below.

Year

Cost

2017

€8,280

2018

€7,985

2019

€8,720

2020

€10,454

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