Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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340. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money his Department spent on purchasing copies of the Public Sector Times magazine in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15417/16]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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My Department did not spend any funds on purchasing copies of the Public Sector Times Magazine in 2015.

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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341. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money spent on daily newspapers in 2015; if this is an appropriate expenditure given the available and far cheaper on-line alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15433/16]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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My Department spent €22,450 on daily newspapers up to the end of September 2015. This is a reduction from €73,731 in 2011. This reduction was achieved by a move to a greater use of online newspapers and magazines for Headquarters and Missions abroad.