Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his 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 his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37381/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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It is the policy of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport that photography costs are kept to a minimum and services are provided in-house by staff.  Where services are contracted, best value is sought and a number of quotes are obtained. Services are contracted out on an exceptional basis only. Photography costs for the Department for the period January-June 2012 are set out on the Department's website: . The costs are broken down by date, purpose of event, photographer, whether a press conference or photocall was involved, and so on.  Costs are updated on a quarterly basis for 2012.  Details of all photography costs incurred by the Department during the period 2008-2011 are already published on my Department's website and are also available through the link listed above.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail in tabular form, the total cost of providing entertainment for his 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 his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37453/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department  has not hired any entertainers since I came into office. The Department has no specific policy on the booking of entertainers but normal national procurement rules would apply.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on food and drink by his Department; if he will provide a breakdown of what this involved; the occasions on which food and drink was provided; those present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Excluding payments made in relation to the provision of canteen services in my Department the amount spent on food and drink from January, 2012 to August, 2012 was €11,210. Over half of the expenditure relates to the provision of light refreshments for meetings held in my Department (tea, water, coffee, biscuits, etc). A Minister or Minister for State will only be present at a fraction of such meetings. For context, there are about 500 employees in the Department. As the occasions on which such refreshments are provided are extensive it is not possible to provide comprehensive details of the occasions or those present.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on hair and make-up by his Department since he came to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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There has been no expenditure by my Department on hair and make-up since I came to office.