Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2007
945 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and name of newspapers purchased by his Department daily and weekly; the number provided to himself and to the Minister of State’s office; the yearly cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33523/07]
View answerThe following table sets out the information in relation to the name and number of newspapers purchased daily and weekly in my Department.
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Title |
Monday–Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Weekly |
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The Irish Times |
65 |
1 |
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The Irish Independent |
15 |
1 |
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The Irish Examiner |
8 |
2 |
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Evening Herald |
16 |
1 |
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Irish Daily Star |
5 |
|||
|
Cork Evening Echo |
1 |
1 |
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Daily Mirror |
1 |
|||
|
Daily Mail |
3 |
|||
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London Independent |
4 |
|||
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The Guardian |
3 |
|||
|
London Times |
2 |
|||
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Sun |
1 |
|||
|
Lá |
1 |
|||
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Sunday Independent |
3 |
|||
|
Sunday Business Post |
3 |
|||
|
Sunday Tribune |
2 |
|||
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Sunday Times |
2 |
|||
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Sunday World |
2 |
|||
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Mail on Sunday |
2 |
|||
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The Observer |
1 |
|||
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Independent on Sunday |
1 |
|||
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Star on Sunday |
1 |
|||
|
News of the World |
1 |
|||
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The Corkman |
1 |
|||
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The Southern Star |
1 |
|||
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The Clare People |
1 |
|||
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The Clare Champion |
1 |
|||
|
Foinse |
1 |
|||
|
Total |
125 |
6 |
18 |
5 |
Five newspapers are provided to my Office each day (Monday-Friday) and 2 papers are provided to my Constituency Office (Monday-Friday).
Six newspapers are provided to Minister of State O'Keeffe's Office each day (Monday-Friday) and 2 weekly newspapers are provided. Four newspapers are provided to Minister of State Killeen's Office each day (Monday-Friday) and 2 weekly newspapers are provided. The annual expenditure for the purchase of newspapers amounts to approximately €46,000.
