The contracting of photography services for my Department is carried out as part of competitive procurement processes in line with Office of Government Procurement guidelines. Where possible, every effort is made to minimise costs. I refer to the reply to Question Nos. 601 and 604 of 14 December 2017 which covers photography costs for my Department for the period 2011 to 2017 and to Question No. 2216 of 23 July 2019 which covers photography costs for my Department for 2018.
The following table sets out the photography costs incurred by my Department to date in 2019.
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Photography Costs to date in 2019
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Company
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Event
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Cost €
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Fennel Photography
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Event to mark the banning of single use plastics
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461
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Event Capture
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Smart Community Launch in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo
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397
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Fennel Photography
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Food Cloud event
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461
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Gareth Chaney
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International Energy Agency Review of Irish Energy Policy 2019
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150
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Maxwell Photography
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Announcement of the preferred bidder to the National Broadband Plan
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301
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Maxwell Photography
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Launch of Eircodes for Machinery
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135
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Maxwell Photography
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Regulation of Online Content announcement
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510
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Maxwell Photography
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Anti-Dumping Initiative
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320
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Maxwell Photography
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Visit to Covanta regarding Climate Action Fund
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412
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Gerard Photography
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Launch of the Local Authority Adaptation Strategy Development Guidelines
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300
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Maxwell Photography
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Sustainable Development Goals Stakeholder Forum
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455
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Fennell Photography
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Tellus Seminar 2019
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578
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Maxwell Photography
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Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme Event
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283
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Maxwell Photography
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Launch of ‘new labelling to make recycling easier’
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394
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Maxwell Photography
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Climate Action Plan Launch
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338
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Maxwell Photography
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International Energy Action Fourth Annual Conference
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664
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Maxwell Photography
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Signing of Local Authority Charter
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301
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Fennell Photography
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First Progress Report on Climate Action
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461
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Fennell Photography
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Proposed New Environmental Levies
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400
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Total to date in 2019
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7,321
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Payments from Ministerial allowances are not a charge on the Vote of the Department and therefore my Department does not hold information on these payments.