Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2012

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Questions (670)

Niall Collins

Question:

705 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked over the past year; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy on the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9671/12]

Written answers

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Leo Varadkar)

The Department has published details of photography costs (including the information requested) for 2011 on its website (www.dttas.ie).

The Department has implemented a policy to keep external photography costs to a minimum, with photography being carried out by Departmental staff where possible.