Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2026
299. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11357/26]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis is set out in the tables below.
|
Public body |
Amount spent on the services in question in 2025 |
|
Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation |
€27,845 |
|
Office of Public Works |
€676,854 |
|
Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery |
€72,816 |
|
State Laboratory |
€0 |
|
Office of the Ombudsman* |
€40,010 |
|
Public Appointments Service |
€1,521,850 |
|
National Shared Services Office |
€11,648 |
|
Public body |
Expected Costs for the services in question in 2026 |
|
Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation |
€40,000 |
|
Office of Public Works |
€650,000 |
|
Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery |
€98,951 |
|
State Laboratory |
€0 |
|
Office of the Ombudsman* |
€45,000 |
|
Public Appointments Service |
€1,600,000 |
|
National Shared Services Office |
€0 |
* The Office of the Ombudsman entry also includes Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments, the Standards in Public Office Commission, the Office of the Information Commissioner, the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information and the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner.
