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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 22 Feb 1966

Vol. 221 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Booklet on Ireland.

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asked the Minister for External Affairs the number of copies of the booklet Facts About Ireland that have been published, and the number sold in the United States.

The first printing of Facts About Ireland totalled 53,201 copies. Of this number, 10,479 have been sold to date in the United States. A second printing, of 50,000 copies, is now becoming available.

Has any protest been received in the Minister's Department regarding the omission of the name of Michael Collins from the publication?

Not for the past two years. There was some protest and chat about it here in the Dáil.

Not from the United States?

It was no chat: there was a debate on it in the Dáil.

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