Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 December 2019

Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Ceisteanna (98)

Niall Collins

Ceist:

98. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance 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. [50572/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Finance

The amount my Department incurred in respect of photography costs from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019 is set out in the table below. All costs were paid from my Department's voted allocation.

There is no specific policy regarding the booking of photographers but the ordinary rules per the public financial procedures apply to such expenditure.

Year	Supplier	Details	€ Amount
2019	Julien Behal Photography	Visit of German Chancellor, Farmleigh	522.75
2018	Maxwell Photography Ltd	Ireland EIB Financing Group	264.45
2018	Robbie Reynolds Ltd	CSO Figures Announcement	492.00
2017	Sherwood Photography	Department of Finance Learning and Development as part of the Department's Recognition of Awards Ceremony	757.99
2017	Event Portraits Ltd	Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) Award Photos and Licences following Department's receipt of Best Learning and Development Organisation (medium category) 2017	701.39
2016	Brendan Lyon Photography	Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) Award photo following Department's shortlisting as part of the IITD Awards 2016	105.00
2015	Events Portraits Ltd	Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) Award photo following Department's shortlisting as part of the IITD Awards 2015	95.75
2015	Maxwell Photography Ltd	Department of Finance Learning and Development as part of the Department's Recognition of Awards Ceremony	462.53
2014	Maxwell Photography Ltd	Department of Finance Learning and Development as part of the Department's Recognition of Awards Ceremony	510.75
2012	Maxwell Photography Ltd	Signing ceremony for Double Taxation Agreement with Uzbekistan	147.60
2012	Maxwell Photography Ltd	Signing ceremony for Double Taxation Agreement with Switzerland	285.05
2011	Maxwell Photography Ltd	Signing of Taxation agreement with Germany	400.21
2011	Maxwell Photography Ltd	Archive photos of Minister Brian Lenihan	424.41
2011	Damien Eagers Photography	Archive photo of Minister Brian Lenihan	200.00