With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 47, 48 and 49 together.
The cost of cards provided for official use by me and my Parliamentary Secretary in 1970 was £61 and £481 respectively and the official postage paid on them was £19 and £625 respectively.
The estimated cost of cards on order this year is £65 and £155, respectively. The official postage costs are estimated at £19 and £125, respectively.
As regards the staff time involved in sending the cards, this is integrated into the normal routine duties of my office and the office of my Parliamentary Secretary and it is not feasible to assign specific costs to it.