Lucinda Creighton
Question:268 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money owed to private firms by his Department. [42269/10]
View answerThursday, 11 November 2010
Questions (268, 269, 270, 271)
Written answers
Payment of invoices by the Department is governed by the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act 1997. The legislation provides for the payment of interest on valid invoices that are unpaid after 30 days from the date of receipt. In June 2009, the Government introduced a further non-statutory requirement to reduce the payment period by Departments to 15 days. Every effort, consistent with proper financial procedures, is made to ensure that suppliers are paid within this timeframe.
Details of payment periods, from 1 January to 30 September 2010, are set out in the following table:
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Payment Period for Invoices 1 January-30 September 2010* |
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Invoices Paid Within 15 Days |
81.9% |
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Invoices Paid Between 15 and 30 Days |
15.6% |
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Invoices Paid After 30 Days |
2.5% |
*Figures relate to invoices received on or after 15 June 2009, and paid between 1 January and 30 September 2010.
Based on information entered on the Department's financial system, payments to private companies and individuals which are currently being processed amount to €693,695.77.
Lucinda Creighton
Question:269 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of external reports and reviews commissioned by his Department in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; if he will name each report and review; if he will outline the spending on external reports and reviews in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42284/10]
View answerThe information requested in respect of my Department is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Lucinda Creighton
Question:270 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total capital spending allocated to his Department in 2010; the total allocated moneys spent; the allocated capital spending within his Department in 2010 for each project in tabular form; the amount allocated to each project; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42299/10]
View answerThe Revised Estimates for Public Services 2010 provide a capital allocation to my Department for this year of €1,509.103m; capital expenditure to the end of October 2010 is €720.170m. Details of the allocations and spend across the various capital programmes within my Department's remit are set out in the following table. Given the volume of projects involved, it is not practicable to provide the information at that level. It is usual that there is significant expenditure from the Vote towards the end of the year and I expect that this will also be the case in 2010.
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Programme Area |
2010 Estimate |
Expenditure to End October 2010 |
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€000 |
€000 |
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Administration |
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A.5 Office Machinery |
1,843 |
782 |
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Housing |
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B.1 Social Housing Provision and Support |
550,500 |
211,186 |
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B.2 Local Authority Estate Regeneration and Remedial Works |
240,000 |
72,988 |
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B.3 Private Housing Adaptation Grants and Other Supports |
89,500 |
47,842 |
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Water |
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C.1 Water Services |
508,000 |
316,672 |
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Environment |
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D.1 Environmental Protection Agency |
1,500 |
592 |
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D.2 Environmental Radiation Policy |
304 |
250 |
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D.4 Carbon Fund |
33,223 |
32,870 |
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Waste Management |
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E.2 Landfill Remediation |
4,000 |
1,264 |
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Local Government |
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F.2 Fire and Emergency Services |
18,000 |
12,294 |
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F.3 Local Authority Library and Archive Service |
7,300 |
1,956 |
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F.4 Community and Social Inclusion |
1,600 |
221 |
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F.5 Disability Services |
7,700 |
1,922 |
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Heritage |
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G.1 Grant For Heritage Council |
4,500 |
1,912 |
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G.2 Built Heritage |
11,500 |
3,161 |
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G.3 Natural Heritage (NPWS) |
14,200 |
4,060 |
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Planning |
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H.3 Urban Regeneration |
102 |
0 |
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Other Services |
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I.2 Miscellaneous Services |
15,331 |
10,198 |
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Total |
1,509,103 |
720,170 |
Lucinda Creighton
Question:271 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on public relations and advertising in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42312/10]
View answerThe information requested in respect of my Department is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.