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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2015

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Questions (607)

Barry Cowen

Question:

607. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form and by year, the total photography costs for his Department since coming into office, inclusive of costs incurred from the use of the ministerial allowance; if he will provide 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. [23422/15]

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Written answers

The details sought by the Deputy are set out in the table. I will advise the Deputy separately if any such payments were made during 2015.

It is the policy of the Department to keep costs in relation to the use of photographers to a minimum. Photographers are usually booked through the Press and Communications Office. From time to time individual units may incur other photography costs.

No photography costs are met from my Ministerial Allowance.

Year

Occasion for which photography was booked

Name of Photographer

Cost €

2014

All Ireland Chief Nursing Officers' Conference

Conor McCabe

Photography Ltd

369

2014

HSE Aviva Stakeholder Consultation

Conor McCabe

Photography Ltd

308

2014

All Ireland Chief Nursing Officers' Conference

Robbie Reynolds

Photography Ltd

308

2014

Portrait of Council Members

Conor McCabe Photography Ltd

1046

2014

Launch of the National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland

Conor McCabe Photography Ltd

431

2014

A Ministerial Meeting of the British Irish Council – Misuse of Substances Sectoral Group, Dublin Castle

Robbie Reynolds Photography Ltd

246

2013

Symposium for Senior Pharmaceutical Policy-makers on 29-30 August 2013

Robbie Reynolds Photography Ltd

738

2013

Joint Meeting of Chief Medical Officers and Chief Nursing Officers

Fennells

105

2013

National Drugs Coordinators Meeting April 2013

Fennells

117

2013

NPHDB /CHGB Joint Induction Day Photo Session 1/10/13

1Image Photography

314

2013

Photography Costs for John Higgins Chair of the Strategic Board on Hospital Groups

Donagh Glavin Photography

234

2013

Tobacco Free Ireland Launch

Conor McCabe Photography Ltd

554

2013

First National Clinical Effectiveness Symposium

Derek Speirs

437

2013

Launch of the Healthy Ireland Report

Photocall Ireland

559

2013

Launch of Healthy Ireland Report

Robbie Reynolds Photography Ltd

615

2012

2nd National Patient Safety Conference

Derek Speirs

318

2012

Consultation Day on Rare Disease Plan for Ireland

Conor McCabe Photography Ltd

431

2012

Closing Conference to mark the end of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 in Ireland (in which the Department of Health was co-ordinating)

Tommy Clancy Photography

584

2011

Seminar: Parental Substance Misuse – Addressing its Impact on Children A review of the Literature

Conor Healy

800

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