Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2007
397 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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. [33525/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have provided, for the benefit of the Deputy, a tabular statement setting out details of the newspapers purchased by my Department on a daily and weekly basis. In order to achieve value for money, my Department has an agreement with certain suppliers to allow it to vary the number of newspapers provided on a weekly basis to provide for changes in staff requirements and to avoid partially unused yearly subscriptions. As such, the table details the newspaper requirement for the week beginning 3rd December 2007.
|
Title |
Total |
|
Irish National |
|
|
Irish Times |
91 |
|
Irish Independent |
43 |
|
Irish Examiner |
20 |
|
British National |
|
|
British Independent |
11 |
|
Daily Telegraph |
9 |
|
Financial Times (provided free with on-line service) |
100 |
|
Guardian |
22 |
|
London Times |
8 |
|
Foreign [International] |
|
|
Wall Street Journal |
5 |
|
International Herald Tribune |
29 |
|
Foreign Language |
|
|
La Repubblica |
1 |
|
Dagens Nyheter |
1 |
|
Istweswtija |
1 |
|
Die Welt |
2 |
|
El Pais |
5 |
|
Frankfurter Allgemeine |
2 |
|
Les Echos |
1 |
|
Le Figaro |
2 |
|
Le Monde |
13 |
|
Vedomosti |
1 |
|
Northern Ireland |
|
|
Irish News |
14 |
|
Belfast Telegraph |
9 |
|
Newsletter |
2 |
|
Tabloid |
|
|
Daily Express |
1 |
|
Irish Daily Mail |
2 |
|
Evening Herald |
10 |
|
Irish Mirror |
5 |
|
Star |
7 |
|
Sun |
6 |
|
Total |
|
|
Saturday Newspapers |
|
|
Irish National |
|
|
Irish Times |
2 |
|
Irish Independent |
2 |
|
Irish Examiner |
2 |
|
British National |
|
|
Guardian |
1 |
|
British Independent |
1 |
|
London Times |
1 |
|
Financial Times |
1 |
|
Daily Telegraph |
1 |
|
Northern Ireland |
|
|
Belfast Telegraph |
2 |
|
Tabloid |
|
|
Irish Sun |
1 |
|
Star |
1 |
|
Daily Mirror |
1 |
|
Daily Express |
1 |
|
Irish Daily Mail |
1 |
|
Evening Herald |
1 |
|
Sunday Newspapers |
|
|
Irish National |
|
|
Sunday Business Post |
12 |
|
Sunday Tribune |
8 |
|
Sunday Independent |
6 |
|
British National |
|
|
Sunday Times |
5 |
|
Independent on Sunday |
4 |
|
Observer on Sunday |
3 |
|
Sunday Telegraph |
3 |
|
Tabloid |
|
|
Irish Mail on Sunday |
3 |
|
Sunday World |
1 |
|
News of the World |
1 |
|
Sunday Mirror |
1 |
|
Sunday People |
1 |
|
Sunday Express |
1 |
|
Star on Sunday |
1 |
|
Regional Newspapers |
|
|
Andersonstown News |
2 |
|
Anglo Celt |
1 |
|
Argus |
3 |
|
Derry Journal |
3 |
|
Donegal Democrat |
1 |
|
Drogheda Independent |
3 |
|
Dundalk Democrat |
3 |
|
Leitrim Observer |
1 |
|
Limerick Leader |
1 |
|
North Belfast News |
3 |
|
Specialist Newspapers |
|
|
An Phoblacht |
4 |
|
Church of Ireland Gazette |
1 |
|
Die Zeit |
2 |
|
European Voice |
1 |
|
Foinse |
2 |
|
Farmers Journal |
1 |
|
Finanz Wirtschaft |
1 |
|
Guardian Weekly |
3 |
|
Irish Catholic |
1 |
|
Irish Echo |
4 |
|
Irish Post |
2 |
|
Irish Voice |
4 |
|
Irish World |
1 |
|
Metro Eireann |
5 |
|
New York Review of Books |
7 |
|
Politiken Weekly |
1 |
|
Times Literary Supplement |
6 |
As a rule four newspapers per day, seven days a week are provided to me as well as three weekly regional papers, once a week. The office of Minister of State for European Affairs, Dick Roche T.D. receives five daily newspapers, Monday to Friday. The Minister of State for Overseas Assistance, Michael Kitt T.D. personally receives three daily newspapers, Monday to Friday. Other personnel in the Ministers Offices receive papers from the above list. The estimated annual cost of the current newspaper order for my Department, as detailed above, is €143,000. The cost of the newspapers provided to the Ministerial offices is estimated to be €16,600 per annum.
