Written answers
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Department of Finance
Departmental Expenditure
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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251. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, broken down by year, the total photography costs for his Department since coming into office, inclusive of costs incurred from the use of the Ministerial Allowance; if he will provide 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. [23420/15]
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 since I came into office are contained in the following table:
Photography Costs
| Year | List of Occasions | Photography Company | Cost € |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Signing of Taxation agreement with GermanyEngaged on 31st March 2011 | Maxwell Photography Ltd | €400.21 |
| 2012 | Signing ceremony for Double Taxation Agreement with UzbekistanEngaged on 11th July 2012 | Maxwell Photography Ltd | €147.60 |
| 2012 | Signing ceremony for Double Taxation Agreement with Switzerland: Minister of State Hayes and the Swiss AmbassadorEngaged on 26th January 2012 | Maxwell Photography Ltd | €285.05 |
| 2014 | Graduation ceremony for the Diploma in Taxation Policy and Practice, the Diploma in Project Management, and the Diploma in Project Management and Refund of FeesEngaged on 3rd September 2014 | Maxwell Photography Ltd | €510.75 |
| TOTAL | €1,343.61 |
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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252. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, broken down by year, the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming into office; if he will provide the list of uses of the external public relations firm and internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23436/15]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I take it that the Deputy is referring solely to external public relations costs and not to advertising costs that would be incurred by my Department in the normal course of business, such as entries into telephone directories, the placing of advertisements in national newspapers, recruitment advertising, etc.
No such costs have been incurred in respect of my Department in the period since I came into office.
The Department's policy regarding employing external groups is to follow the relevant general public procurement rules and procedures.
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