Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [16447/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I can inform the Deputy that the Department has a limited institutional membership arrangement with the Irish Times on-line edition restricted to five simultaneous users. Irish daily newspapers are also made available to certain staff, generally speaking to at Assistant Principal and more senior grades, in light of business requirements.

During 2005, on a typical daily basis, 84 of the more than 700 staff in the Department received one of the Irish daily newspapers and 40 received two or more such newspapers. The total cost of all Irish daily newspapers to the Department in 2005, including those provided for general reference purposes as opposed to individuals, was €83,303.77.