asked the Minister for Social Welfare (a) the number of 1989 diaries produced by his Department; (b) the cost involved; (c) those responsible for the cost and (d) the organisations in the country to which they were distributed.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Diaries.
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The Department produced 10,000 diaries for 1989 as part of the arrangements for publicising as widely as possible its various schemes and services. The diaries were distributed among various voluntary organisations and individuals involved in the provision of social and community services. They were very well received and acknowledged to be relevant and helpful. They were also distributed to all Members of the Oireachtas for information and as a courtesy. I consider they are a practical and whorthwhile way of supplementing my Department's publicity and information services. The total cost of this information package was £10,375. This cost was met from the money allocated in the Department's budget towards advertising and public information.
The organisations to which they were distributed are:
Community Information Centres
All Unemployed Centres
National Social Service Board
The Samaritans
Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children
Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Handicapped Children
Friends of the Elderly
Union of Voluntary Organisations for the Handicapped
Simon Community
Combat Poverty Agency
Focus Point
Government Information Service
Irish Farmers Association
Retirement Planning Council
St. Michael's House
League of Credit Unions
Catholic Youth Council
An Óige
Society for Autistic Children
Threshold
Women in the Home
Irish Cancer Society
National Federation of Arch Clubs
Caring and Sharing Association
National Council for the Blind
Irish Wheelchair Association
Irish Red Cross Society
Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Alone
Barnardos
National Adult Literacy Agency
National Association of Tenants Organisations
National Association of Widows in Ireland
National Federation of Youth Clubs
Conference of Major Religious Superiors
Network for Youth Participation
National Association for the Deaf
National Association for the Mentally Handicapped of Ireland
Irish Deaf Society
Muintir na Tíre
Catholic Guides of Ireland
Irish Pre-School Playgroups Association
Ginger Bread Ireland
National Council for Travelling People
Capuchin Day Centre
Community Services Programme
Home Help Organisers
Tallaght Welfare Society
RTE
Federated Union of Employers
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Social Work Departments in the main hospitals
Taxation Advice Bureau.