John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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393. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the photography costs for his Department, inclusive of costs incurred from the use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked in each of the years 2000 to 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3242/16]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The annual costs of photography in my Department from 2000 to 2010 were as set out in tabular form. The total costs included all official photography charged to the Department over this period. In the time available, it is not possible to give a complete breakdown of the costs by event. In September 2011, my Department led a collaborative advertised tender process for the procurement of a multi-supplier competitive framework of photographic service providers.

This is now available for use by all Government Departments. Details of the framework arrangements and the photographers used are posted on the National Procurement Service website: .

The purpose of this framework is to ensure Departments’ compliance with EU procurement rules and to ensure value for money by having a competitive process for photographic assignments.