Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2015
360. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43633/15]
View answerThe details sought by the Deputy are set out in the following table up to June 2015. I will advise the Deputy separately if any such payments were made since June.
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 - Healthy Ireland |
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 |
