Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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850. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of annual subscriptions to external membership bodies and groups his Department has, including the cost and details. [46744/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Expenditure by my Department in respect of external membership of bodies and groups in 2015 other than subscriptions to certain international bodies and Conventions such as bodies under the auspices of the United Nations is outlined in the tables below. Fees to professional bodies are reimbursed in certain circumstances such as where there is a legal requirement for a staff member to be registered with a professional body (e.g. in order to maintain his/her qualifications) or where membership of the body enables the staff member to keep abreast of developments in a particularly relevant are a of his/her profession.

Access to papers, training and development that accrues to my Department as a consequence of the membership of the range of relevant professional bodies represents considerable value for money in maintaining professional expertise and competency in key business areas.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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851. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of annual subscriptions to newspapers or magazines his Department has including the cost and details. [46745/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The following table sets out the information in relation to newspapers, magazines or academic/scientific/technical journals that are acquired by my Department on the basis of annual subscriptions.