Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2018
122. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on photography, by photographer and-or agency, the public relations or communications advice external to the media officers of his Department, by agency; the use of public relations or communications advice by an agency fully funded by his Department, by agency and month in tabular form, since 1 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6748/18]
View answerThe costs incurred by my Department on photography are set out in the following table.
Please note that; Of the seventeen bodies under the aegis of my Department, The Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal (DDMBA) is the only one that is fully funded by my Department. Since 1 January 2016 the DDMBA have not incurred any expenditure on photography, public relations or communications advice.
|
Year |
Month |
Supplier |
Amount |
Description |
|
2016 |
March |
Brendan Lyon Photography |
€105 |
Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) award photo |
|
2017 |
February |
Sherwood Photography |
€758 |
Recognition of Award Event |
|
2017 |
March |
Event Portraits Ltd |
€701 |
IITD Award Photo (photo to be published in the below Sunday Business Post piece) |
|
2017 |
April |
MediaVest |
€2871 |
Sunday Business Post Media coverage for the Department winning the IITD Award 2017 |
