Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
1433. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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. [37221/17]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
|
Year |
Debit Card Charges
€ |
Credit Card Charges
€ |
Banking Fees & Charges
€ |
Fees for processing credit card and online sales receipts € |
|
2017 (to date) |
0 |
69.67 |
5738.31 |
426.61
|
|
2016 |
0 |
75.12 |
2635.66 |
1008.60 |
|
2015 |
0 |
86.31 |
778.07 |
2129.73
|
|
2014 |
0 |
160.37 |
758.07 |
1385.77
|
|
2013 |
0 |
148.20 |
192.25 |
1257.36 |
The above payments in respect of banking fees and charges, along with credit card charges were made to Bank of Ireland, while fees for processing receipts relating to the Geological Survey of Ireland's online and credit card sales were paid to Elavon.
