Thanks to Catherine Halloran of the Daily Star for sharing the results of this FOI with us. Catherine asked for the number of Christmas cards printed by the Oireachtas printing presses for each TD and Senator, broken down on a individual basic for each TD and Senator and a full breakdown of printing costs in 2012, broken down for each TD and Senator. A total €276,133.96 was spent on printing facilities for members. Here are details of the release:
The top 20 Members:
Member Amount
Richard Bruton € 18,935.17
Robert Dowds € 11,694.80
Regina Doherty € 9,180.03
Richard Boyd Barrett € 6,865.95
Mary Mitchell OConnor € 6,114.87
Lucinda Creighton € 4,831.80
Alan Farrell € 4,817.51
Philip Hogan € 4,794.51
Sandra McLellan € 4,625.99
Micheal Martin € 4,584.02
Patrick ODonovan € 4,331.31
Niall Collins € 4,070.34
Derek Keating € 3,939.11
Robert Troy € 3,866.18
Martin Conway € 3,855.58
Mark Daly € 3,563.76
Martin Heydon € 3,368.14
Patrick Nulty € 3,304.75
Frances Fitzgerald € 3,284.32
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy € 3,187.62
And the full results:
This is the breakdown by party membership: