Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 446: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount expended on photographers by his Department for events and publicity leaflet production in his constituency and the constituency of each Minister of State of his Department in the years 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35287/06]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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No expenditure under this heading was incurred by my Department in 2004 and 2005. To date this year, €1,548.13 was incurred in respect of photography for three official events in my constituency relating to official visits.

Meeting with United States Congressman Jim Walsh, Congressman Brian Higgins and Congressman Tim Murphy in Carlingford, Co Louth, to discuss developments in the Northern peace process and the plight of the undocumented Irish in America.

Meeting with Grant Lally, President of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR), to discuss the issue of the undocumented Irish in the United States.

Meeting with delegation from the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) to discuss bilateral economic relations between Ireland and Japan.

No such expenditure was incurred in respect of photography for publicity leaflet production.