Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 632: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number and name of newspapers purchased by her Department daily and weekly; the number provided to herself and to the Minister of State's office; the yearly cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33516/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The daily and weekly newspapers purchased by my Department are: Irish Times; Irish Independent; Irish Examiner; Irish News; The Star; Evening Herald; Guardian; Sunday Independent; Sunday Tribune; Sunday Business Post; Irish Mail on Sunday; Financial Times; Sunday Times; Anglo Celt; Argus; Avondhu; Carlow People; Carrigdhoun; Clare Champion; Clonmel Nationalist; Connaught Telegraph; Connaught Tribune; Corkman; Donegal Democrat ; Donegal Peoples Press; Donegal Post; Drogheda Independent ; Dundalk Democrat; Dungarvan Leader; Dungarvan Observer; Derry People/Donegal News; Echo (Enniscorthy); Enniscorthy Guardian; Finn Valley Voice; Gorey Guardian; Guardian (Nenagh); Imokilly People; Kerry's Eye; Kerryman; Kildare Nationalist; Kilkenny Voice; Kingdom; Leinster Express; Leinster Leader; Leitrim Observer; Limerick Leader; Longford Leader; Longford News; Mayo News; Meath Chronicle; Midland Tribune; Munster Express; Nationalist (Laois); Nationalist (Carlow); New Ross Standard; Northern Standard; Offaly Express; Offaly Independent; Roscommon Champion; Roscommon Herald; Sligo Champion; Sligo Weekender; Southern Star; Tipperary Star; Tuam Herald; Tullamore Tribune; Waterford News and Star; Western People; Westmeath Examiner; Westmeath Independent; and Wicklow People.

Eleven daily newspaper titles and two weeklies are provided to myself and to my 3 Ministers of State. The total cost of newspapers purchased by my Department in 2007 is €39,766.