Statement of Expenditure
5 May 1998 - 30 April 1999

Public Information (1)
Information Materials (design, production and distribution)
	£	Euro
National Changeover Plan 3rd Edition	24,405.94	30,989.15
Household Leaflets (Summer 98 + Spring 99)	205,900.20	261,439.32
Ministerial Document EMU and the euro	5,950.00	7,554.94
Posters and Conversion Charts	62,801.88	79,741.94
Paper Converters	86,348.50	109,639.98
Leaflet for Teachers	18,549.36	23,552.83
Questions and Answers Booklet	13,220.20	16,786.19
Materials for People with Visual Impairment	10,362.16	13,157.23
Total	427,538.24	542,861.58
Advertising
June 1998 (2)	167,802.70	213,065.48
November 1998 (3)	171,752.00	218,080.05
January 1999 (4)	318,847.89	404,853.31
Total	658,402.59	835,998.84
Visual
Website	21,453.30	27,240.07
Aertel Page	10,890.00	13,827.45
Videos (5)	63,805.91	81,016.79
Co-Sponsoring of TV Series	30,000.00	38,092.14
Total	126,149.21	160,176.46
Public Relations	90,689.22	115,151.56
Training	18,485.82	23,472.15
Surveys (6)	25,488.65	32,363.91
Exhibitions:
Stands at events (7)	8,518.79	10,816.63
Euro Exhibition in EPIC Centre (8)	19,844.00	25,196.68
NGO Programme (9)	129,805.99	164,818.61
Miscellaneous (10)	24,783.73	31,468.85
Public Information Total	1,529,706.24	1,942,326.27
II. Other Expenditure
Salaries	467,922.00	594,138.38
Office Premises (11)	250,000.00	317,434.52

Notes:

1. This covers expenditure that the Board issued for payment from 5 May 1998 to 30 April 1999. All contracts placed were in compliance with public procurement procedures.
2. The following media were used in June 1998: television (RTE, TnaG), radio (national and local), and print (national and provincial newspapers and the Irish language weekly, Foinse).
3. The following media were used in November 1998: national and provincial newspapers and the Irish language weekly, Foinse.
4. The following media were used in January 1999: television (RTE, TV3, TnaG), radio (national and local), print (national and provincial newspapers and the Irish language weekly, Foinse) and outdoor advertising sites.
5. This figure covers expenditure on two videos, the first produced in late 1998 and the second, an update of the first, in early 1999.
6. This figure covers the full payment for the 1998 survey and the first tranche of payment for the 1999 survey.
7. This covers part-payment for four exhibitions: Age Action Ireland (Nov. '98), Holiday World (Jan. '99), Our House (Feb. '99) and Third Age Expo (March '99), plus the booking fee for one forthcoming event.
8. This covers part payment for the exhibition in the EPIC Centre.
9. This figure represents the total of the claims under the 1998 Programme which were isued for payment in the period ending 30 April 1999.
10. This figures includes the cost of equipment purchased for making presentations, a radio quiz prize, hire of hotel venues for the regional roadshow, expenses of meetings and other miscellaneous expenses.
11. This figure is the cost of refurbishment of the Board's premises at 15 Lower Hatch St, Dublin 2.