My Department commissions external contractors, consultancy services and outsourcing services where highly specialised skills are not available internally.
External expertise has informed, and continues to inform, my Department's strategies and policies and the effective delivery of our services to our citizens in a transparent and accountable manner representing value for money.
My Department ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice in procurement and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with all relevant procurement guidelines. Procurement takes place in compliance with Directive 2014/24/EU and supported by Procurement Guidelines published by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP).
Provided is a table of communications experts, communications consultancy companies, public relations and public affairs companies in 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024:
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Year
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Name of the Company
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Subject Matter / Topic
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Cost
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2022
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Real Nation
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Managing the delivery of the DFA ‘Our World Awards’ programme (Irish Aid Awareness) with Primary schools.
|
€283,693
|
|
2022
|
Fuzion Communications
|
Communications Consultancy for the Africa Agri – Food Development Programme
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€28,394
|
|
2022-2023
|
Zero G
|
Creative services in relation to Global Reputation and Communications Strategy for Ireland and related ancillary communications strategies & activities
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€112,000
|
|
2023
|
Real Nation
|
Managing the delivery of the DFA ‘Our World Awards’ programme (Irish Aid Awareness) with Primary schools.
|
€284,730
|
|
2023
|
Language
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Language were contracted by the Irish Council of International Students (ICOS) work on communications on the 50th anniversary of the Irish Aid Fellows programme in 2024.
|
€55,000
|
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2024 to date
|
Real Nation
|
Managing the delivery of the DFA ‘Our World Awards’ programme (Irish Aid Awareness) with Primary schools.
|
€71,505
|
