Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 January 2014

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Questions (304)

Niall Collins

Question:

304. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1853/14]

Written answers

Minister for Health

It is the policy of my Department to keep costs in relation to the use of photographers to a minimum. The information requested by the Deputy up to June 2013 is displayed below. I will forward to the Deputy details from July 2013 when it is available.

Occasion for which photography was booked	Name of photographer	Costs
Seminar: Parental Substance Misuse – Addressing its Impact on Children A review of the Literature (2011)	Mr. Conor Healy	€800.18
2nd National Patient Safety Conference (2012)	Mr. Derek Speirs	€317.80
Launch of European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012)	Tommy Clancy Photography	No cost to the Department (costs will be paid for by a communications company engaged by the European Commission)
Consultation Day on Rare Disease Plan for Ireland (2012)	Conor McCabe Photography	€430.50
Total Cost		€1,548.48