Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [33517/07]
Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables.
| Daily Newspapers | ||
| Newspaper | Daily Quantity | Annual Cost (Approx) |
| Irish Times | 45 | 19,213 |
| Irish Independent | 19 | 8,163 |
| Financial Times | 2 | 1,000 |
| Racing Post | 2 | 1,325 |
| Evening Herald | 1 | 332 |
| Star | 1 | 393 |
| Daily Mirror | 1 | 302 |
| Daily Mail | 1 | 175 |
| Irish Examiner | 9 | 3,913 |
| London Times | 1 | 238 |
| London Independent | 1 | 275 |
| TOTAL | 83 | 35,329 |
| Weekly Newspapers | ||
| Newspaper | Weekly Quantity | Annual Cost (Approx) |
| Irish Field | 1 | 161 |
| Saturday Sun | 1 | 52 |
| Daily Mail Saturday | 1 | 52 |
| Greyhound Weekly | 1 | 104 |
| Foinse | 1 | 78 |
| Sunday Independent | 1 | 125 |
| Sunday Tribune | 1 | 130 |
| Sunday World | 1 | 114 |
| Sunday Business Post | 1 | 114 |
| Sunday Times | 1 | 130 |
| Sunday Mirror | 1 | 62 |
| Sunday Mail | 1 | 104 |
| Star on Sunday | 1 | 94 |
| News of the World | 1 | 68 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 1,390 |
There are three daily newspapers and one weekly newspaper provided to me from the list above at a total annual cost of approximately €1,620. There is no Minister of State assigned to my Department.
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