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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 September 2021

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Questions (337)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

337. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid in late interest payments and penalty payments by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in respect of late payments being made to suppliers, service providers and contractors in tabular form; and the measures he has put in place and or is implementing to reduce late payment interest and penalty payments. [44007/21]

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My Department has robust manual procedures and system controls in place, including the active reporting and monitoring of invoice due dates to keep late interest and penalty payments to a minimum.   My Department consistently pays over 98% of all invoices within the due dates.

The information requested is set out in the following table:

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2017

2018

2019

2020

Up to June 2021 

Late Interest and Compensation

€4,174

€3,480

€3,372

€13,385

€5,640 

 

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