Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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92. To ask the Taoiseach his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43638/15]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The total expenditure by my Department on photography from 9th March 2011 to 4th December 2015 is provided in the following table:

The use of local photographers on international trade missions is required to distribute images to the domestic media to accompany the coverage of domestic journalists who are travelling on behalf of their organisations. Utilising local agencies is cost efficient and costs are kept to a minimum. Increasingly my Department utilises its own staff to take photographs in-house, thereby reducing costs.

In relation to the EU Presidency costs - as is standard for all Presidencies there is a host photographer to capture the images for the Presidency and to distribute them around the world.

The following table lists the occasions for which photographers were used and costs associated with each occasion:

Photography Costs from 9th March 2011 to 16th January 2015