Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 December 2019

Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Questions (84)

Niall Collins

Question:

84. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the photography costs for his Department in each of the years March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the 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 in his Department regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50569/19]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Defence

My Department has not required the services of an external photographer since 2017. However, if photography services were to be required, the Office of Government Procurement has a framework in place for the provision of Professional Photography and Videography Services, which could be utilised.

Details of the costs of photography paid by my Department for the period in question are set out in the following table.

Date	Reason	Company	Amount (Inclusive of V.A.T. )
25/03/2011	Publications - Ministerial Photographic Imagery	Maxwell Photography	€393.25
09/11/2011	Launch of Winter Ready Campaign	Maxwell Photography	€849.42
Total 2011			€1,242.67
21/11/2012	Launch of Winter Ready Campaign	Fennell Photography	€116.85
Total 2012			€116.85
10/07/2013	Purchase of Minister's Photograph	Maxwell Photography	€17.22
Total 2013			€17.22
21/11/2014	Civil Defence Medal Presentation Ceremony	Maxwell Photography	€713.40
Total 2014			€713.40
Total 2015 & 2016			Nil
26/05/2017	Civil Defence Medal Presentation Ceremony	Maxwell Photography	€590.40
Total 2017			€590.40
Total 2018 & 2019 to date			Nil