I can advise the Deputy that the total cost of photography incurred by my Department since coming into office is €4,055. The list of occasions for which photography was booked, the photographers used and the breakdown of costs is detailed in the table below.
No expenditure for photography was incurred from nisterial allowances.
Occasion for which Photographer booked
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Name of Photographer
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Breakdown of costs associated with each occasion
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Small Business Advisory Group Launch
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Mac Innes Photography Ltd
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€409
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Irish Ambassadors for Female Entrepreneurship
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Mac Innes Photography Ltd
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€223
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One llionth Document Filed Online at the Companies Registration Office
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Jason Clarke Photography
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€484
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Ministerial image shot for Repeat use
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Mac Innes Photography Ltd
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€245
|
Launch of the Final Report of the Sales Law Review Group
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Mac Innes Photography Ltd
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€386
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Launch of Research, Prioritisation Report
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Jason Clarke Photography
|
€492
|
Launch of Action Plan for Jobs
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Mac Innes Photography Ltd
|
€438
|
Action Plan for Jobs Roadshow, Cork
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B.L. macGill Photography
|
€200
|
Capital Investment Announcement
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Mac Innes Photography Ltd
|
€284
|
Action Plan for Jobs Roadshow, Limerick
|
Press22
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€312
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Launch of the Report of “The Voice of Small Business”
|
Mac Innes Photography Ltd
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€284
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Action Plan for Jobs Roadshow, Waterford
|
Gerry O’Carroll Photography
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€298
|
The Department uses external photographers sparingly and, with a view to keeping costs to a minimum, the Department regularly uses its own facilities and staff to take photographs in-house.
My Department will, in the future, consider also availing of the panel of photography firms recently selected following a procurement process undertaken by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and which is generally available for use by all Departments.