Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2016
496. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the amount of money his Department spent on purchasing copies of the Public Sector Times magazine in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15409/16]
View answer497. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the amount of money spent on daily newspapers in 2015; if this is appropriate expenditure given the available and far cheaper online alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15425/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 496 and 497 together.
The Public Sector Magazine is a quarterly publication which is distributed free of charge to all departments in the public sector and semi state bodies.
My Department’s expenditure, in 2015, for daily newspapers was €20,840.
My Department is currently conducting a review of the provision of newspapers versus on-line subscriptions.
