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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1084 asked in the Legislative Council on 27 October 2022 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES — MEDIA AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

1084. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:

I refer to Legislative Council question on notice 924 answered on 20 October 2022 regarding the $8.8 million budget for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services media and corporate communications function.

(1) Is any proportion of this funding provided through the emergency services levy; and, if so, what amount?

(2) Does the DFES media and corporate communications function provide any assistance to members of Parliament unrelated to fire and emergency services matters?

(3) Please provide a breakdown of the $92 461 spent in 2022–23 to date for social media and digital advertising campaigns.

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:�

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) Yes. Approximately $6.8 million is funded from the emergency services levy.

(2) No.

(3) There is a table with the data and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.

[Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.]

Financial year

Social media (Facebook and Instagram)

Google (Search/Discovery)

Digital (Catchup TV and display ads)

Total

2022/23

$14,297.52

$20,072

$58,091.79

$92,461.31