Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:526. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of annual subscriptions to newspapers or magazines his Department has including the cost and details. [46739/15]
View answerWednesday, 13 January 2016
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Newspapers and Magazines are not directly subscribed to by my Department, they are purchased from a distribution company.
The current order as below, is Monday to Friday (no weekend or public/bank holiday papers) so quantity purchased can vary each month.
|
Publication |
No. Purchased |
|
Irish Times |
2 per day |
|
Irish Independent |
2 per day |
|
The Examiner |
2 per day |
|
The Star |
2 per day |
|
The Sun |
2 per day |
|
Daily Mirror |
2 per day |
|
The Herald |
2 per day |
|
Daily Mail |
2 per day |
|
The Phoenix |
8 per month |
|
The Economist |
4 per month |
|
Farmers Journal |
4 per month |
The amount paid in 2015* was €3037.45. (To end November - Invoice for December to be received)
My Department also uses the services of a media/press cuttings service. The cost of this service in 2015* was €19,499.85 (To end November - Invoice for December to be received)
My Department pays for access to the Irish Times Archive Service.
Amount paid for 2015/2016 - €384.01.
A statutory fee is paid by my Department to Newspaper Licensing Ireland (NLI) Ltd. to legally access, use and share articles and content from a range of national and regional newspapers, magazines and international publications. This fee was €1,538.60 for 2015.