Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total photography costs per annum for her Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance in tabular form; 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 her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20380/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The total photography costs per annum paid by my Department from the date of my appointment as Minister on the 8th May 2014 to the 30th June 2016 are as follows:

May to December 2014 - €553.50

January to December 2015 - €1,222.62

January to June 2016 - €833.35

I can inform the Deputy that photographic services are only used by my Department where necessary and consideration is always given to the costs involved when sourcing such services. A tender framework is in place and used to procure these services when required. The list of occasions when photographers were engaged and the associated costs are as follows: