Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
1308. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost his Department incurred in each of the past five years due to debit and credit card payment services and banking fees; the financial institutions to which the payments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37219/17]
View answerThe details of charges paid for debit and credit card payment services and banking fees, as requested by the Deputy, are set out in the following tables:
Card payment service fees
|
Year |
Bank of Ireland |
Allied Irish Banks |
|
2012 |
965.92 |
0.00 |
|
2013 |
756.16 |
1,395.93 |
|
2014 |
0.00 |
8,790.48 |
|
2015 |
0.00 |
12,219.51 |
|
2016 |
0.00 |
12,748.32 |
|
Total |
1,722.08 |
35,154.24 |
Banking fees
|
Year |
Bank of Ireland |
Allied Irish Banks |
Ulster Bank |
Irish Permanent |
|
2012 |
1,681.17 |
15,241.48 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
2013 |
2,589.19 |
12,953.62 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
2014 |
3,049.28 |
42,894.67 |
22.81 |
0.00 |
|
2015 |
2,514.83 |
48,088.14 |
227.33 |
10.50 |
|
2016 |
3,542.56 |
45,586.55 |
230.97 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
13,377.03 |
164,764.46 |
481.11 |
10.50 |
The card payment service fees relate to the provision of card payment facilities for customers online, over the phone, at six Veterinary Laboratories and at three Fishery Harbour Centres. Banking fees mainly relate to electronic funds transfer fees for the payments issued to scheme recipients. In line with market trends across the sector, bank charges have increased in recent years.
