Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014
445. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department or agencies under its auspices have engaged the services of a debt collection agency in pursuing moneys owed to them; if his Department has guidelines regarding hiring such agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29324/14]
View answerI am advised that there is no record of my Department having made any payments for debt collection services in the period since it was established on 2 June 2011. With regard to bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group, the Deputy will appreciate that the matters raised are part of the day-to-day operational responsibilities of the bodies in question. I am arranging, therefore, for the terms of the Deputy’s Question to be transmitted to the heads of relevant bodies with a request that they provide information, to the extent feasible, directly to the Deputy.
