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 |