Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 February 2015
622. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, for the years 2007 to 2010 the total photography costs in his Department, including a list of which photographers were booked, the photographers used and breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4501/15]
View answer623. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, for the years 1997 to 2007 the total photography costs relating to his Department, including a list of which photographers were booked, the photographers used and breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4517/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 622 and 623 together.
Details of photography costs incurred by the Department since 2008 are published on its website http://dttas.ie/corporate/english/photography-costs.
Details prior to 2008 are not readily available or comparable due to a number of changes in Departmental functions and structures since 1997.
It is Department policy that photography costs are kept to a minimum and services are provided in-house by staff where possible.
