Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2015

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Questions (781)

Barry Cowen

Question:

781. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, by year, the total photography costs for his Department since coming into office, inclusive of the costs incurred from 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. [23419/15]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

While my Department’s Press Office generally provides photographic services when required, the services of external photographers were engaged on 4 occasions since I came to office. The details are set out in the following table:

2014	Launch of Social Housing Strategy	Maxwell Photography	€551
2015	Rural policy launch in Caherciveen	MacMonagle Photography	€369
2015	Social Housing Construction Programme	Kenny Photo Graphics	€107.83
2015	Launch of Diversity Award 2015	Redmonds of Roscrea	€246.00

The practice will continue to be to utilise the Department’s Press Office for most photographic services.