Professional photographic services are generally only used by my Department to mark and record significant occasions and campaigns and the vast majority of photography is undertaken by the Department's in-house communications staff as part of their normal duties. Consideration is given at all times to the costs involved when sourcing external services.
The year-by-year cost of photography services is set out in the first table, while a breakdown of individual occasions when photographers were engaged is set out in the second table. The amounts reference for 2019 include services invoiced to date.
| Year | Cost |
| 2011 | €607 |
| 2012 | €1,447 |
| 2013 | €2,089 |
| 2014 | €568 |
| 2015 | €1,223 |
| 2016 | €1,798 |
| 2017 | €676 |
| 2018 | €246 |
| 2019 (to date) | €781 |
| Occasion | Year | Photographer | Cost |
| Launch of Visa Waiver Scheme | 2011 | Maxwell Photography | €607 |
| Joint Statement with UK Immigration Minister, on Visa Data Exchange | 2012 | Maxwell Photography | €92 |
| Joint Statement with UK Immigration Minister, on Visa Data Exchange | 2012 | Maxwell Photography | €526 |
| Launch of conference "Regulatory Reform for Legal Profession in 21st Century". | 2012 | Maxwell Photography | €277 |
| Deployment of Civilian Immigration Officers to Dublin Airport | 2012 | Maxwell Photography | €551 |
| Meeting with Romanian Minister for Internal Affairs | 2013 | MAC INNES Photography | €345 |
| Justice Home Affairs Committee | 2013 | MAC INNES Photography | €50 |
| EU Presidency | 2013 | MAC INNES Photography | €200 |
| EU Presidency | 2013 | MAC INNES Photography | €388 |
| Bilateral meeting of EU & US delegates | 2013 | MAC INNES Photography | €1,106 |
| National Missing Persons Day | 2014 | Maxwell Photography | €413 |
| Promote safety on Fireworks Night | 2014 | Maxwell Photography | €155 |
| International Women's Day | 2015 | Maxwell Photography | €121 |
| Website and other Department Publications | 2015 | Maxwell Photography | €517 |
| Website and other Department Publications | 2015 | Maxwell Photography | €585 |
| International Women's Day | 2016 | Maxwell Photography | €232 |
| Posthumous Pardon to Harry Gleeson | 2016 | Maxwell Photography | €964 |
| 2016 Annual Justice Conference | 2016 | Maxwell Photography | €136 |
| Launch of Call for Proposals for EU Funded Projects | 2016 | Maxwell Photography | €465 |
| Promotion of Someone Like Me art competition | 2017 | Finbarr O'RourkePhotography | €676 |
| Promotion of Politics Needs Women competition | 2018 | David KeanePhotography | €246 |
| Launch of Community Sponsorship Ireland initiative | 2019 | MaxwellPhotography | €480 |
| Launch of the Community Integration Fund | 2019 | Maxwell Photography | €301 |
