Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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92. To ask the Taoiseach if he will publish the airline costs for his Department for 2018. [2699/19]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The total amount spent on air travel by my Department for 2018 was €193,560.03. This includes the cost of commercial flights taken by myself, Ministers of State, officials and advisers travelling on official business, particularly in the context of managing EU, British-Irish and international relations. A breakdown of spend between specific airlines is not available.

Detailed information on foreign travel costs for myself, advisers and senior officials who travel with me, as well as costs related to the Government Chief Whip and Ministers of State, are published on a monthly basis on my Department's website ().

The figure provided for 2018 is based on provisional outturn and may be subject to revision, as part of the finalisation of my Department's 2018 Appropriation Account.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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93. To ask the Taoiseach if the cost of newspapers in his Department in 2018 will be published. [2716/19]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department's expenditure on newspapers and online newspaper subscriptions for 2018 was as follows:

My Department liaises closely with the Office of Government Procurement on all matters related to public procurement and monitors all areas of expenditure, including on print media, on an ongoing basis to ensure that value for money is being achieved.

The figures provided for 2018 are based on provisional outturn and may be subject to revision, as part of the finalisation of my Department's 2018 Appropriation Account.