Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 September 2021
828. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount paid in late interest payments and penalty payments by her 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 she has put in place and or is implementing to reduce late payment interest and penalty payments. [44010/21]
View answerDetails of payments made under the prompt payment legislation have been published on a quarterly basis since 2018 on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/294dc7-financial-information/
As the Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017, financial arrangements for 2017 were managed by other Government Departments on behalf of my Department while formal arrangements were being put in place. Details of relevant payments for 2017 were published by those Departments as part of their reporting arrangements.
For ease of reference of the Deputy Table 1 below provides the details of payments made for the period 2018 to June 2021.
My Department’s financial guidelines issued to all staff clearly outline the procedures to be followed to comply fully with the provisions of the prompt payment legislation; these guidelines also form part of the induction programme provided to new staff as they join the Department.
Table 1
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 (June) |
Total |
|
|
Number of Payments made in excess of 30 Days that were subject to LPI and compensation costs |
33 |
12 |
13 |
2 |
60 |
|
Amount of late payment Interest (LPI) paid |
225.91 |
19.49 |
42.75 |
0.80 |
288.95 |
|
Amount of compensation costs paid |
1660.00 |
480.00 |
610.00 |
79.99 |
2,829.99 |
