James one of 16 TDs to use Dáil printing facilities
ENNISCORTHY TD James Browne is one of 16 politicians who used the in-house Oireachtas printing facilities to produce calendars and cards.
Deputy Browne used the printing facilities to print 6,000 calendars for 2017. He is the only Wexford TD to have used the Oireachtas printing facilities.
The total costs for the cards and calendars ordered by the 16 politicians is just short of €5,500.
Tippeary deputy Seamus Healy printed the most material printing 72,500 calendars,
Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins printed 35,000 calendars, Fianna Fáil senator Jennifer Murnane printed 15,000 calendars, Michael Healy Rae printed 10,000 calendars while his brother Danny, ordered 8,500 calendars.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny is the only member of Cabinet listed in the documents ordering 500 calendars.
Other deputies that availed of the taxpayer-funded facilities include Fine Gael TD Bernard Durkan (1,250 cards), Fianna Fáil TD Frank O’Rourke (1,000 calendars), Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Murphy O’Mahony (5,000 calendars), and her party colleague Niamh Smyth (5,000 calendars).
Fianna Fáil deputy Bobby Aylward ordered 2,000 calendars, while his party colleague Mary Butler used the facilities to produce 1,000 calendars.
Fianna Fáil senator Mark Daly (5,400 calendars) and Fine Gael senator Martin Conway (750 Christmas cards) also availed of the service.