Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2020
59. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the amount expended on access to online and hard-copy media publications since May 2020 to date; and the breakdown of online and hard-copy subscriptions, including the publications to which his Department subscribes. [27651/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraAt the time of the Deputy’s request, the amount my Department incurred in respect of access to online and hardcopy media publication since May 2020; and the breakdown of online and hard copy subscriptions that my Department subscribes to is provided in the table below.
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- |
Amount, € Since May 2020 |
|
Subscription |
2020 |
|
The Times Ireland (online media) |
10.00 |
|
The Irish Independent (online media) |
29.97 |
|
The Economist (online subscription) |
325.00 |
|
The Sunday Business Post (online media) |
- |
|
Irish Times (online media) |
- |
|
The Phoenix (hardcopy subscription) |
- |
In addition to the individual media subscriptions specified above, since April 2020 my Department has procured the services of a 3rd party media monitoring company which identifies and provides copy of any national and regional media relevant to the work of the Department on a daily basis.
The costs associated with this monitoring service are detailed below.
|
- |
Amount, € |
|
Provider |
2020 |
|
Kantar Media |
€500 monthly + VAT (print media) €300 monthly + VAT (broadcast media) |
