£350k spent taking pictures of the Executive
THE people of Northern Ireland forked out £349k over the past three years to take pictures of Martin McGuinness, Martina Anderson and friends, it has emerged.
Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) MLA Jim Allister asked the First Minister and Deputy First Minister how much has been spent on the provision of photographic services to the Executive since May 2007, including the award of the contract for Project 5873 to 6 photographic companies in January 2012.
The Minsiters said the figures were not available for 2007 and 2008 but added: “For the 3 years from 2009/10 to 2011/12 inclusive, £349,740 has been spent across all 11 Departments in 2009/10, and all 12 departments in 2010/11 and 2011/12 on the provision of photographic services.”