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Dáil Éireann - Volume 280 - 23 April, 1975 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Official Greeting Cards. Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass 259 8. Mr. Lemass asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the cost of official greeting cards sent by him [259] and his Parliamentary Secretary at Christmas 1974; and whether the cards were of Irish manufacture. Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton: The cost of cards sent by me was £37.20. The cards were of Irish manufacture. No cards were sent by my Parliamentary Secretary. Mr. Coogan Mr. Coogan Mr. Coogan: Can the Minister indicate what the previous holder of the office cost the State? An Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle: That is a separate question. Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton: I do not know if it was £600 or £800. Mr. Coogan Mr. Coogan Mr. Coogan: Is it not a fact that the Parliamentary Secretary to the previous Minister issued 45,000 Christmas cards before the election? An Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle: Question No. 9. (Interruptions.) Mr. Coogan Mr. Coogan Mr. Coogan: He sent 45,000 cards and did not get that number of votes in the election. Mr. J. Gibbons Mr. J. Gibbons Mr. J. Gibbons: Arising from the Minister's reply and the uninvited remarks of Deputy Coogan, I would be grateful if the Minister would give the figures for his predecessor in office. Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton: The previous Minister was not noted for sending cards. Mr. Cunningham Mr. Cunningham Mr. Cunningham: The Minister gave a figure. Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton: The question asked about the Minister and the Parliamentary Secretary. Mr. Cunningham Mr. Cunningham Mr. Cunningham: Yes, but the Minister gave free, gratis and for nothing the information that £600 had been spent on cards. Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton Mr. Clinton: That figure would not be far wrong when the two are included but it was not the Minister who sent the cards. Mr. Cunningham Mr. Cunningham 260 [260] Mr. Cunningham: Would the Minister not be fairer to the ex-Minister? An Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle: Order, please. Question No. 9. Dáil Éireann 280 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Official Greeting Cards. Questions 19750423
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