The total amount expended on advertising and promotion in the Department of Transport is €217,344.42 in 2022 and €29,187.48 in January 2023.
In 2022, the above figures include €115,926.50 spent on the promotion of the public consultation on the draft EV infrastructure strategy and €38,466 for social medial and online campaign concerning the safe manning of shipping vessels and fleet transport.
The Irish Coast Guard spent €50,902.86 on extensive Water Safety promoting and demonstrations (including newspaper ads and supplies) countrywide in 2022.
The Department also paid the Public Appointments Service (PAS) €2,287.16 in connection with advertising competitions in the Irish Times for Marine Surveyor (Ship Surveyor), Marine Surveyor (Engineer & Ship Surveyor), and Marine Surveyor (Nautical Surveyor).
Other expenditure included a notification in Fleet magazine regarding the licensing of Light Commercial Vehicles costing €1,845 and a HR recruitment competition in The Irish Times costing €2,337, plus other publications including the Limerick Leader and the Clare Champion totalling €5,579.90.
The total amount expended in January 2023 is €29,187.48. Of this, €20,000 was for a social media promotional campaign to support the ZEVI EV Sports Club Scheme plus €9,187.48 on Irish Coast Guard promotional events.
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