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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sean McCarthaigh

One Government TD ordered 63,000 personalised calendars last year - another got 1,600 sympathy cards

One Government TD ordered 63,000 taxpayer-funded personalised calendars last year - more than a quarter of all the items requested from Oireachtas printing facilities.

Figures obtained from the Houses of the Oireachtas show 236,945 items of stationery including greetings and congratulations cards were obtained from the taxpayer-funded service in 2022 with Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne ordering 63,000 calendars.

The bulk order of personalised calendars by the Fianna Fáil TD was the largest single order by any politician last year at an estimated cost of just over €1,724.

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