Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the airline costs for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2684/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The airline costs for my Department for 2018 amounted to €580,079. Of that total, some €116,787 was recouped from the EU Commission.

A further refund is due for attendance at EU Council Meetings and some €99,333 in relation to costs of attendance at Council Meetings was received in July of 2018.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the cost of newspapers in his Department in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2701/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that in 2018 my Department spent €21,866 on newspapers. This includes expenditure on hard copy and digital versions.