Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Expenditure
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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439. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide 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. [29096/14]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The table lists the occasions on which photographers were booked for events for the period, since the establishment of my Department in June 2011 to date, the photographers or photographic companies engaged, and the actual or estimated cost associated with each specific occasion. The total cost amounts to €10,731.63. This includes costs both for the booking of photographers and some general ancillary costs, such as postage, etc, where relevant. In a small number of cases, final invoices are still awaited.
| Occasion | Photographer | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Festival Fringe event | Alastair Devine | €362.23 |
| Launch of Introduction of Architectural Heritage of County Galway | Joe Travers | €100 |
| Culture Night, Dublin | Maxwell Photography | €599.25 |
| National Famine Commemoration, Clones 2011 | Philip Fitzpatrick | €400 |
| 2011 Open House Dublin, Lir Theatre, in conjunction with the Irish Architecture Foundation | Alice Clancy | €0.00* |
| 2011 National Famine Conference, Dublin | Mac Innes Photography | €370.87 |
| Release of white-tailed sea eagles, Killarney National Park | Valerie O'Sullivan | €120 |
| Launch of National Biodiversity Plan, Botanic Gardens, Dublin (2011) | Mac Innes Photography | €283.75 |
| British-Irish Council Ministerial Meeting (Minority Languages Sector), Co Donegal | Tommy Curran | €80 |
| Launch of Treaty Online Project, National Archives, Dublin | Mac Innes Photograhy | €341.83 |
| Ballycroy National Park Whaling Exhibition | Eamonn O'Boyle | €320 |
| Official Opening of Burren National Park Information Centre, Corofin | Nicholas Mac Innes | €550 |
| Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference 2012 event | Erin Baiano | €347.89 |
| CITES meeting March 2012 | Mac Innes Photography | €283.75 |
| Commemoration at Teampallín Bán Famine Graveyard 2012 | Domnick Walsh Photography | €205.70 |
| Launch of Ireland's Memorial Records 1914-1918 at National Museum | Lensmen | €209.10 |
| Launch of Culture Connects initiative for Ireland's EU Presidency | Maxwell Photography | €397.29 |
| Presentation of coin find to National Museum | Maxwell Photography | €466.17 |
| Launch of Arts in Education initiative | Maxwell Photography | €276.75 |
| Display of coin find in National Museum at Collins Barracks | Maxwell Photography | €413.28 |
| Launch of Century Ireland website | Maxwell Photography | €362.85 |
| Launch of Scéim Oiliúna Peile agus Iománaíochta, An Cheathrú Rua | Pixsheáin | €147.60 |
| Dublin launch of Venice Artist Biennale April 2013 | Lensman & Associates | €307.50 |
| International Famine Commemoration 2013 | Maxwell Photography | €311.19 |
| National Famine Commemoration, Drogheda 2012 | Paul Connor Photography | €295.20 |
| Presentation of European Diploma of Protected Areas (Burren, Co. Clare) | Eamon Ward | €332.10 |
| Europeana Conference on Digitisation, Dublin Castle | Maxwell Photography | €356.70 |
| Photocall for successful artists attending the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013 | Maxwell Photography | €362.85 |
| Contract signing for works at Killarney House | Press 22 | €425.63 |
| Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme | Naoise Culhane | €535.05 |
| National Gallery – commencement of refurbishment works | Naoise Culhane | €461.25 |
| Launch of 1916 Rising Oral History Collection | Maxwell Photography | €485.85 |
| Opening of Grantstown Wood and Nature Reserve, Co. Laois | Denis Byrne Photography | €220 |
* Part of a package of two events for the price of one
The hiring of photographers for Ministerial or Departmental events is dependent on a number of factors, including the nature of the engagement, the expected level of media interest and the national/regional scope of the subject. At all times, value for money is a critical consideration in the context of the booking of photographers.
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