Departmental Advertising

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2023

Tuesday, 21 February 2023

Ceisteanna (580)

Matt Carthy

Ceist:

580. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the amount expended on advertising and promotion in his Department and all agencies under the remit of his Department in 2022 and in January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8690/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice

It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time allowed.

I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is available.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51:

I refer to your Parliamentary Question No. 580 which was for answer on 21 February 2023 and which asked: To ask the Minister for Justice the amount expended on advertising and promotion in his Department and all agencies under the remit of his Department in 2022 and in January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

You will recall that at the time, I undertook to seek the information requested and revert to you. I can now confirm the amount spent on public awareness campaigns in my Department in 2022 was €3,352,787. There was no such expenditure incurred by my Department in January 2023.

The amounts spent by the agencies, bodies and offices under the aegis of my Department are provided in tabular form below.

Organisation	2022	January 2023
An Garda Síochána	€408,596.02	Nil
Courts Service	€78,250.00	€1,043.00
Garda Síochána Inspectorate	€842.24	Nil
Insolvency Service Ireland	€296,286.00	€7,354.00
Irish Prison Service	€15,645.52	€719.55.00
Legal Aid Board	€45,747.00	Nil
Parole Board	€204,961.69	Nil
Private Security Authority	€377,481.00	Nil
Property Regulatory Services Authority	€224,657.28	Nil

I trust this is of assistance.