Politicians printed almost 14m items like birthday cards and calendars using Oireachtas facility
Michael Healy-Rae ordered 55,400 personalised calendars in 2020 and 2021 explaining that they contain the times and dates of constituency clinics and therefore serve an important purpose. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos
TDs and senators used the Oireachtas print facility to produce nearly 14m copies of customised items including birthday cards, calendars, and bookmarks over the past two years at a cost of almost €370,000.
A total of 86,910 Christmas cards were also printed during the same period, along with 26,450 postcards, 2,000 St Patrick’s Day cards, and 300 Happy New Year cards.
