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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Questions (666)

Shane Cassells

Question:

666. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the photography costs for her Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54222/17]

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Details of the costs incurred on photography by my Department since March 2011 is set out in the table. Included in this table are 8 instances where the name of the photographer was not readily identifiable from the information contained in my Departments financial management system. Officials are going through the records to ascertain the names involved and I will revert to the Deputy in due course.

Date

Photographer

Nature of Employment

Cost

2012

Derek Spiers (Report Ltd)

How we see it: Report of a survey on Teenagers Body Image

€436.97

Unavailable

Life as a Child and Young Person in Ireland

€493.72

Derek Spiers (Report Ltd)

Comhairle na nÓg National Showcase

€828.55

Unavailable

Report of Task Force

€493.72

Unavailable

Visiting Vietnamese  Delegation with Vietnamese Minister for Justice, Adoption Authority and Irish Vietnamese Society

€1,409.22

Unavailable

Children's Referendum  Information

€1,709.70

2013

Fennel Photography

Dáil na nÓg Event

€1,094.70

Unavailable

Standards for Local Youth Groups

€436.97

Unavailable

EU Presidency International Conference Event

€120.00

Unavailable

Dublin Castle Networking of Four Youth Organisations

€500

Unavailable

Launch of Board of Child & Family Agency

€300

2014

Maxwell Photography Ltd.

Comhairle na nÓg National Showcase

€522.75

Unavailable

Launch of Better Outcomes Brighter Futures

€189.90

2015

Fennell Photography       

Establishment of Mother and Baby Homes Commission

€90.80

Fennell Photography       

Supply of images for Mother and Baby Homes Commission

€177.42

Fennell Photography       

Photoshoot for Mother and Baby Homes Commission

€90.80

Fennell Photography       

Supply of images for Mother and Baby Homes Commission

€29.57

Maxwell Photography Ltd.

Dáil na nÓg Event

€424.35

2016

Maxwell Photography Ltd.

Comhairle na nÓg National Showcase

€528.90

2017 to date

Maxwell Photography Ltd.

Launch of Affordable Childcare Scheme

€430.50

Maxwell Photography Ltd.

Photo Call: Childcare Billboard Launch 01/8/17

€361.62

Maxwell Photography Ltd.

Photo Call: Minister visit to Kilnamanagh FRC 20/10/17

€578.10

Maxwell Photography Ltd.

Dáil na nÓg Event

€528.90

The overall objective is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum and photographers are only used when deemed necessary in the course of Departmental activity.

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