Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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322. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form for the years 2007 to 2010 the total photography costs in his Department, including a list of which photographers were booked, the photographers used and breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4486/15]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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323. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form for the years 1997 to 2007 the total photography costs in his Department, including a list of which photographers were booked, the photographers used and breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4502/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to Questions Nos. 322 and 323 together.

In my Department photographers are booked for the purpose of recording significant events such as the launch of schemes/programmes, new initiatives and visits by delegations from abroad. Where possible the Press Office uses in house photography and the number of occasions where photographers are booked has reduced substantially since 2011.

In 2012, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade established a Framework Agreement comprising five firms for the provision of photography services. This Framework Agreement is available for use by all Government Departments and Offices for events in the Dublin region. If an event is outside Dublin, the practice is to get three written quotations.

A detailed breakdown of expenditure from 2004 to 2010 is provided in the table.

A detailed breakdown of expenditure from 1997 to 2003 is not available in the timeframe requested.