Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Department of Finance
Departmental Expenditure
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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91. To ask the Minister for Finance 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 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. [49141/14]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's Question the total photography costs for my Department and the details of the occasions on which photographers were used in the period in question are contained in the following table: -
Photography Company | Details of Occasions | Cost € |
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Maxwell Photography Ltd | Signing of Taxation agreement with GermanyEngaged on 31st March 2011 | €400.21 |
Maxwell Photography Ltd | Signing ceremony for Double Taxation Agreement with UzbekistanEngaged on 11th July 2012 | €147.60 |
Maxwell Photography Ltd | Signing ceremony for Double Taxation Agreement with Switzerland: Minister of State Hayes and the Swiss AmbassadorEngaged on 26th January 2012 | €285.05 |
Maxwell Photography Ltd | Graduation ceremony for the Diploma in Taxation Policy and Practice, the Diploma in Project Management, and the Diploma in Project Management and Refund of Fees - Engaged on 3rd September 2014 | €510.75 |
TOTAL | €1,343.61 |
The Department's policy regarding the booking of photographers is to follow the relevant public procurement guidelines and procedures.
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