Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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222. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality 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 list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer 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. [1855/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that photographic services are only used by my Department to mark and provide a record of significant occasions. Consideration is given at all times to the costs involved and best value for money is always a priority when sourcing such services. The photography costs incurred by my Department and agencies under my remit from the date of my appointment on the 9th March 2011 to the 31st December 2013 are set out below in tabular form.

The Deputy may wish to note that questions concerning Ministerial allowances are solely a matter for the Oireachtas.