My Department purchases newspapers and periodicals in compliance with procurement guidelines and it avails of Office of Government Procurement framework agreements. Digital format is always encouraged and, when feasible and cost effective, access is authenticated via IP recognition. All expenditure is monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure that value for money is being achieved.
The total expenditure by my Department on access to online and hard copy media publications in 2017 was €59,075, €63,387 in 2018, €72,166 in 2019 and the total in 2020 to date is €8,542.
The breakdown of online and hard copy subscriptions is set out in the following table.
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Title
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Hardcopy, Online or Both
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Accountancy Ireland
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Hardcopy
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Agra Facts
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Online
|
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Analysing Agriculture
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Online
|
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Business and Finance
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Both
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Daily Mail
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Hardcopy
|
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Dairy Industry Newsletter
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Both
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Data Protection Ireland
|
Both
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Ends Europe
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Online
|
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Farmers Guardian
|
Both
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Farmers Weekly
|
Both
|
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Financial Times
|
Hardcopy
|
|
Fishing News
|
Hardcopy
|
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Forestry Journal
|
Both
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Harvard Business Review
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Both
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Holstein International
|
Hardcopy
|
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Horticulture Connected
|
Both
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Industrial Relations News
|
Both
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Inshore Ireland
|
Hardcopy
|
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Intrafish
|
Both
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Irish Examiner
|
Both
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Irish Farmers Journal
|
Both
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Irish Independent
|
Both
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Irish Mail on Sunday
|
Hardcopy
|
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Irish Skipper
|
Hardcopy
|
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Irish Times
|
Both
|
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Kantar Media
|
Online
|
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Marine Times
|
Hardcopy
|
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New Scientist
|
Online
|
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Poultry World
|
Hardcopy
|
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Sporting Press
|
Hardcopy
|
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Sunday Business Post
|
Both
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Sunday Independent
|
Hardcopy
|
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Sunday Times
|
Both
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The Bar Review of Ireland
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Hardcopy
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The Currency
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Online
|
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The Economist
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Both
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The Field
|
Hardcopy
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The Grocer
|
Both
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The Star
|
Hardcopy
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The Vegetable Farmer
|
Both
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Timber Trades Journal
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Online
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Truehawk Media
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Online
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