Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department makes the Irish national daily newspapers available on-line for staff within his Department; the number of staff at each grade who each day receive a copy of one Irish daily newspaper which is also available on-line; the number of staff who each day receive a copy of more than one newspaper which is also available on-line; the cost in 2005 of purchases of each printed daily newspaper in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16438/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Daily newspapers, both on-line and in printed format, are made available to senior managers, and other staff where appropriate, as a current knowledge of Irish and international economic and other developments is in many instances integral to the duties of the job. The tables give details of the number of daily newspapers supplied to staff members on a grade by grade basis and of the costs of printed daily newspapers purchased by my Department in 2005.

Of the staff listed above 23 are in receipt of more than one daily newspaper.