Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 440: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and name of newspapers purchased by his Department daily and weekly; the number provided to himself and to the Minister of State's office; the yearly cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33522/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department purchases on a daily basis (Monday to Friday inclusive) copies of the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Financial Times, Star, Sun, Mirror, Daily Mail, Guardian, Evening Herald, Evening Echo and Le Monde for distribution to officials of the Department. My Department also purchases 1/2 copies of the Saturday editions of the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Financial Times, Star, Sun, Mirror, Daily Mail, and Evening Herald. The number of daily newspapers purchased by the Department (including the Saturday editions) amounts to 601 per week or approximately 120 per day.

My Department also purchases the following weekly newspapers — Sunday Independent, Sunday Tribune, Sunday World, Sunday Business Post, Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday and News of the World; the number of Sunday newspapers purchased by the Department amounts to 7 per week. The Department provides my Office (on Monday to Friday inclusive) with 2 copies of the Irish Times, 2 copies of the Irish Independent and 1 copy each of the Irish Examiner, Financial Times, Evening Herald and Daily Mail.

The Department provides the Office of Minister of State Ahern (on Monday to Friday inclusive) with a copy of the following daily newspapers: Irish Times, Irish Independent and Irish Examiner. Minister of State Ahern is also provided with a copy of the Saturday Examiner. The Department provides the Office of Minister of State Kelleher (on Monday to Friday inclusive) with a copy of the following daily newspapers: Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Star and Evening Herald.

The Department provides the Office of Minister of State McGuinness (on Monday to Friday inclusive) with a copy of the following daily newspapers: Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner and Financial Times. The annual cost of providing newspapers for officials and Ministers of the Department is approximately €51,600.