Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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127. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the airline costs for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2692/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy’s question, my Department spent €318,000 on airline costs in 2018. 

An amount of €136,000 of these costs is recoupable in respect of meetings run by the Council of the European Union and other bodies such as the European Commission.

The above figures are rounded to the nearest €100.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the cost of newspapers in his Department in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2709/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy’s question, my Department spent €8,100 on newspapers in 2018.

In addition, my Department holds a number of corporate licenses giving online access to publications such as the Irish Times, Financial Times and New York Times which cost €25,600 in 2018.

The above figures are rounded to the nearest €100.