Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for her Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the Ministerial allowance; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographers was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37368/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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My Department was formally established on the 2nd of June 2011 and to date photographers were booked for the following events

The Department has a detailed project planning process for each event and the decision to book a photographer is made based on the merits of the event.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will detail in tabular form, the total cost of providing entertainment for her Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the Ministerial allowance; the occasions for which entertainment was provided; the entertainers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion; if there is a policy regarding the booking of entertainers within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37440/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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My Department was formally established on 2nd of June 2011 and since coming to office no costs have been incurred by providing entertainment.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on food and drink by her Department; if she will provide a breakdown of what this involved; the occasions on which food and drink was provided; those present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37456/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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My Department is extremely conscious of the need to keep expenditure on items such as food and drink to a minimum. As such, controls are in place to ensure that refreshments are only provided at meetings where there is a valid business reason to do so. This would generally involve provision of in-house tea, coffee and biscuits in situations where external groups or bodies are involved. The work of my Department involves meetings with various stakeholders and groups working with children and young people and light refreshments would often be appropriate in these circumstances. The total amount spent on refreshments of this nature since January 2012 is €3,932. In addition, €1,586 has been spent on official entertainment relating to lunches.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on hair and make-up by her Department since she came to office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37472/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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No costs have been incurred by my Department for the provision of hair and make-up services since my appointment as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.