Departmental Expenditure

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Ceisteanna (285)

John Clendennen

Ceist:

285. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising which was funded or overseen by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five, including a breakdown by medium that is radio, television, social media, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36495/26]

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Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

The table below outlines spending on advertising, including a breakdown by the categories requested, by my Department and the bodies under its aegis for the years specified.

Public Body	Category	Spend 2021	Spend 2022	Spend 2023	Spend 2024	Spend 2025	Spend 2026
Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation	Total Advertising	€2,370	€13,380	€60,096	€54,521	€27,805	€3,837
	Radio	-	-	€27,157	-	-	-
	Television	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Social media	-	-	€2,460	-	-	-
Office of Public Works	Total Advertising	-	€54,007	€10,692	€31,609	€172,068	€15,804
	Radio	-	€47,825	€10,176	€27,839	€158,459	€12,653
	Television	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Social media	-	€6,181	€515	€3,769	€13,608	€3,151
Public Appointments Service *	Total Advertising	€324,255	€635,031	€538,586	€504,439	€919,280	€207,284
	Radio	-	€34,311	€58,733	€102,573	€158,444	€898
	Television	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Social media	€27,000	€88,600	€45,760	€23,022	€68,223	€6,213
National Shared Services Office	Total Advertising	-	€244	-	-	-	-
	Radio	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Television	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Social media	-	-	-	-	-	-
Office of the Ombudsman**	Total Advertising	€25,520	€13,489	€33,590	€45,964	€40,009	€9,100
	Radio	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Television	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Social media	-	-	-	-	-	-
Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery	Total Advertising	-	-	-	€3,123	€20,239	€15,873
	Radio	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Television	-	-	-	-	€6,642	€6,642
	Social media	-	-	-	€3,123	€13,597	€9,231
State Laboratory	Total Advertising	-	-	-	-	-	-

*In 2021, PAS had some spending on social media but the exact figure is not available as advertising spend was not recorded by medium type at that time – it is estimated at €27,000.

**Please note the Office of the Ombudsman provides shared services and corporate support to five other statutory bodies below who are located at our Office on Earlsfort Terrace. The figures for advertising also include advertising incurred on any of the below bodies.

The Office of the Information Commissioner

The Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information

The Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner

The Standards in Public Office Commission

The Commission for Public Service Appointments