Written answers
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Expenditure
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total photography costs for his Department per annum since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance in tabular form; the 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. [39476/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Since taking office as Minister for Social Protection there has only been two occasions organised by the Department whereby photography services where used at an event that I attended as Minister.
Photography services are used on occasion, in conjunction with some press releases and conferences, to communicate the Department’s initiatives, schemes and services to customers and to the regional and national media. I do not use my ministerial allowance for this purpose. The costs for photography for 2011 to 2016 are as follows:
| Date of Invoice | Company | Event | Cost € |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/07/2011 | Maxwell Photography | Launch of JobBridge | 1,035.16 |
| 07/11/2011 | Ark Photography | Mortgage Arrears Seminar | 254.10 |
| 09/11/2011 | Ark Photography | Social Inclusion Forum | 254.10 |
| 21/11/2011 | Ark Photography | 2 Social Inclusion Projects | 326.70 |
| 2011 Total | 1,870.06 |
| Date of Invoice | Company | Event | Cost € |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/02/2012 | Maxwell Photography | Launch of "Partial Capacity" and "EmployAbility" | 338.25 |
| 23/02/2012 | Maxwell Photography | Launch of Pathways to Work | 536.28 |
| 27/04/2012 | Lensmen Photography Agency | Opening of Community Campus in Phibblestown | 280.44 |
| 06/09/2012 | Ark Photography | Launch of Mortgage Information Helpline | 258.30 |
| 13/09/2012 | Ark Photography | Launch of Good Practice Guide for Breakfast Clubs | 184.50 |
| 17/09/2012 | Ark Photography | Presentation of Report of the Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund | 184.50 |
| 15/10/2012 | Joe Travers | Launch of Intreo, Sligo | 300.00 |
| 19/10/2012 | Picsure Ltd - Kieran Clancy | Intreo roadshow in Limerick | 233.70 |
| 26/10/2012 | Joe Travers | Employer roadshow in Galway | 125.00 |
| 01/11/2012 | Tony O'Connell Photography | Employer roadshow in Cork | 227.00 |
| 16/11/2012 | Ark Photography | Employer Roadshow in Dublin | 258.30 |
| 2012 Total | 2,926.27 |
| Date of Invoice | Company | Event | Cost € |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22/03/13 | Lensmen Photographic Agency | Launch of Intreo in Tallaght by Minister Burton on 22/03/13 | 323.48 |
| 16/04/13 | MacMonagle Photography | Launch of JobBridge Arts in Killarney | 338.25 |
| 19/04/13 | Lensmen Photographic Agency | Launch of Intreo in Blanchardstown on 19/04/13 | 851.25 |
| 01/05/13 | Lensmen Photographic Agency | Publication of Indecon Report on JobBridge on 01/05/13 | 589.79 |
| 23/07/13 | Maxwell Photography Ltd | Launch of Pathways to Work 2013 on 18/07/13 | 482.16 |
| 30/09/13 | Maxwell Photography Ltd | Labour Market Advisory Council Meeting on 25/09/13 | 424.35 |
| 22/11/13 | Joe Travers | Launch of Intreo in Loughrea by Minister Burton and An Taoiseach on 22/11/13 | 225.00 |
| 2013 Total | 3,234.28 | ||
| 15/01/14 | Ark Photography | Launch of Benefit of Work ready reckoner and official opening of Ballyfermot Intreo Office | 322.88 |
| 20/01/14 | Kieran Clancy | Official Opening of Limerick Intreo Office | 221.40 |
| 21/02/14 | Joe Travers | Official Opening of Castlebar Intreo Office and Castlebar Employer Briefing | 300.00 |
| 03/06/14 | Ark Photography | Launch of Interim Report of Labour Market Council | 258.30 |
| 10/10/14 | Ark Photography | Launch of Pathways to Work 2015 | 387.45 |
| 2014 Total | 1,490.03 |
| Date of Invoice | Company | Event | Cost € |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/12/14 | Mac Innes Photography Ltd | Official Launch of secondment of 20 Gardai to SIU | 378.84 |
| 30/04/15 | Mac Innes Photography Ltd | Photography: Meeting of Tánaiste with French PM Manuel Valls | 246.32 |
| 30/09/15 | Maxwell Photography Limited | Photography: Launch of Jobs Week 2015 | 413.28 |
| 11/11/15 | Joe Travers | Photography: Official Opening of Intreo Centre Galway | 175.00 |
| 2015 Total | 1,213.44 | ||
| 02/11/15 | Robbie Reynolds Photography Ltd | Official Opening of Clondalkin Intreo Centre | 553.50 |
| 22/01/16 | Maxwell Photography Ltd | Launch of Pathways to Work 2016-2020 | 645.75 |
| 29/11/16 | Photocall Ireland | Official opening of Elizabeth O'Farrell House | 92.25 |
| 06/09/16 | Jason Clarke Photography | Intreo Careers Fair in Dublin Castle | 492.00 |
| 22/11/16 | Fennel Photography | DSP/National College of Ireland education initiative. | 504.00 |
| 2016 Total | 2,287.50 |
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