Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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623. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide, 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 photographer 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. [49135/14]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy in respect of payments made for the use of photographers for the period since I came to office on 11 July 2014 to date. 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.