Written answers
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Expenditure
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the photography costs for his Department in each of the years March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used in tabular form; if there is a policy in his Department regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50570/19]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The following table provides a list of the photography costs for the Department since 2011. The Department books photographers when there is a requirement to do so for an event. Photographers are chosen based on the nature of the job and estimate received for the job. In addition, Department officials regularly take photographs for use on social media.
| Date | Event | Photographer | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2011 | Copies of photographs of a school project and their use on an A1 display board for the joint RIAI/Department colloguium on school design | Donal Murphy Photography | € 381.15 |
| 12/06/2012 | Visit of UN Special Representative on Violence against children | Fennell Photography | € 301.35 |
| 24/07/2013 | Changes to third level fees for migrant students | Maxwell Photography | € 154.98 |
| 06/09/2013 | National Parents Council Anti Bullying Launch | Maxwell Photography | € 172.20 |
| 07/10/2013 | Photos ahead of trade mission to Brazil | Maxwell Photography | € 154.98 |
| 02/12/2013 | Digital Strategy for Schools | Maxwell Photography | € 404.93 |
| 23/05/2014 | Photography for ISSU | Maxwell Photography | € 413.28 |
| 29/05/2014 | Winners of Irish History Competition | Maxwell Photography | € 361.62 |
| 15/08/2015 | Jan O'Sullivan Seal of Office | Maxwell Photography | € 17.22 |
| 03/06/2016 | Action Plan for Disadvantaged Schools | Maxwell Photography | € 516.60 |
| 10/06/2016 | Music Bursary Scheme awards | Maxwell Photography | € 499.38 |
| 15/09/2016 | Action Plan for Education Launch | Maxwell Photography | € 981.54 |
| 17/10/2016 | EIB Loan Agreement Signing | Maxwell Photography | € 120.54 |
| 06/02/2017 | Department Action Plan Launch | Phocus Photography | €492.00 |
| 14/03/2017 | Literacy and Numeracy Strategy | Fennell Photography | €497.20 |
| 25/04/2017 | Active Schools Week Launch | Maxwell Photography | €499.38 |
| 20/06/2017 | Digital Strategy Launch | Maxwell Photography | €522.37 |
| 26/06/2017 | Music Generation Photography | Fennell Photography | €369.00 |
| 23/08/2017 | Minister Mitchell O'Connor Portraits | Maxwell Photography | €189.42 |
| 25/08/2017 | Minister Bruton Portraits | Maxwell Photography | €223.86 |
| 06/09/2017 | Minister Halligan Portraits | Maxwell Photography | €504.30 |
| 22/09/2017 | Digital Learning Framework for Schools | Fennell Photography | € 95.00 |
| 17/10/2017 | Minister Bruton Photocall | Fennell Photography | €109.25 |
| 06/11/2017 | Gender Taskforce Launch | Jason Clarke Photography | €492.00 |
| 11/12/2017 | Physical Education Announcement | Maxwell Photography | €412.05 |
| 20/12/2017 | Minister Bruton Computer Science Accouncement | Maxwell Photography | €393.60 |
| 21/12/2017 | Minister Mitchell O'Connor Funding Announcement | Maxwell Photography | €430.50 |
| 09/04/2018 | Action Plan Launch | Maxwell Photography | €473.55 |
| 09/04/2018 | Photography PE as a LC Subject | Maxwell Photography | €412.05 |
| 16/04/2018 | Announcement on contract Signing Higher Education Marino | Fennell Photography | €162.03 |
| 24/04/2018 | Ministerial Photography DIT Grangegorman | Maxwell Photography | €356.70 |
| 14/05/2018 | Launch at Warrenmount Primary School | Maxwell Photography | €375.15 |
| 25/06/2018 | Non-mainstream Music Education Bursary Scheme 2018 awardees | SON Photographic Ltd | €430.50 |
| 29/08/2018 | TU announcement Grangegorman | Maxwell Photography | €393.60 |
| 09/10/2018 | Photography for Consent report | Maxwell Photography | €528.90 |
| 09/10/2018 | Minister Mitchell O'Connor and THEA photocall | Fennell Photography | €276.75 |
| 12/11/2018 | Photography UK Sec of State visit | Maxwell Photography | €375.15 |
| 12/11/2018 | Announcement of €11.9 billion investment in Education as part of Project Ireland 2040 | Maxwell Photography | €418.20 |
| 12/11/2018 | Key Provisions Announcement | Fennell Photography | €461.25 |
| 12/11/2018 | Workshop on consent & Tackling sexual issues | Fennell Photography | €276.75 |
| 19/11/2018 | Announcement on co-funding of re-development of Royal Irish Academy of Music | Fennell Photography | €461.25 |
| 10/12/2018 | Gender Taskforce launch | Fennell Photography | €492.00 |
| 22/01/2019 | Launch of Review of the national Access | Fennell Photography | €461.25 |
| 22/01/2019 | Announcement with HEA | Fennell Photography | €276.75 |
| 27/02/2019 | Photo Print of Minister | Irish Photo Archive Ltd | €85.13 |
| 03/04/2019 | Action Plan for Education Launch | Julien Behal Photography Limited | €645.75 |
| 23/04/2019 | Photography for Consent Launch | Fennell Photography | €461.25 |
| 08/07/2019 | CLIL Launch Maynooth University | Julien Behal Photography Limited | €522.75 |
| 10/07/2019 | Senior Academic Leadership Initiative event | Jason Clarke Photography | €492.00 |
| 10/07/2019 | Consultative meeting on substance abuse Writers Museum | Jason Clarke Photography | €522.75 |
| 15/07/2019 | Medal Ceremony – minister Mitchell O’Connor | Jason Clarke Photography | €492.00 |
| 16/08/2019 | Videography for Small Schools Symposium | PI Communications | €1,451.40 |
| 04/10/2019 | Wellbeing Photocall with Minister McHugh | Julien Behal Photography Limited | €522.75 |
| 26/09/2019 | Launch of Rapid Response group on drug and substance abuse | Jason Clarke Photography | €430.50 |
| 06/11/2019 | Launch of TURN Report – Minister Mitchell O’Connor | Jason Clarke Photography | €492.00 |
| 12/11/2019 | William Campbell Bursary photocall | Julien Behal Photography Limited | €485.85 |
| 15/11/2019 | DCU STEM Event | Photocall Ireland | €369.00 |
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