Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2025
177. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach his Department's expenditure on media consultancy in each of the years 2015 to 2025; the consultancy firms involved; and the nature of each contract, in tabular form. [37075/25]
View answerExpenditure by the Department of the Taoiseach on advice and support on media engagement during the period in question is set out in the table below.
|
Year |
Work undertaken |
Company name |
Expenditure |
|
2017 |
Public relations and communications services to the Data Summit |
Q4 Public Relations |
€30,750 |
Citizens’ Assemblies and the COVID-19 Evaluation operate independently of the Department of the Taoiseach but are funded from the Department’s Vote.
The Citizens’ Assemblies engaged Q4 Public Relations from 2017 to provide media liaison and communication services. This work included raising public awareness of the Assemblies' work; supporting communication and media outreach; and providing a press office service to engage with the media to respond to queries on the work of the Assemblies.
Expenditure by the Citizens' Assemblies on advice and support on media engagement provided by Q4 Public Relations during the period in question is set out in the table below.
|
Year |
Expenditure |
|
2017 |
€115,882 |
|
2018 |
€29,561 |
|
2019 |
Nil |
|
2020 |
€18,465 |
|
2021 |
€15,059 |
|
2022 |
€43,753 |
|
2023 |
€95,765 |
|
2024 |
€8,971 |
|
2025 |
Nil |
In 2025, the COVID-19 Evaluation engaged Springboard Communications to provide media liaison and communications support services.
Expenditure to date by the COVID-19 Evaluation on advice and support on media engagement provided by Springboard Communications is set out in the table below.
|
Year |
Expenditure |
|
2025 |
€26,674 |
