Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason his Department do not make use of internet versions of the daily newspapers instead of the cost involved in buying hard copies everyday as detailed in Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 11 December 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3487/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Press cuttings that are relevant to the remit of the Department of Transport are posted on the Department's Intranet system and this is accessible electronically to all staff. While this system has considerable benefits, the availability of some hard copies of the national dailies to the Minister's Office and Senior Management provides additional flexibility and easier perusal of all current issues to those readers.

I am satisfied that the existing mix of hard and soft copy is the most appropriate to current needs. The situation will, however, be kept under periodic review.