Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 April 2023
151. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider purchase order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19637/23]
View answerMy Department is prioritising maintaining a practice of more timely payments, including providing more resources to address any issues, and outsourcing of elements of the process to speed up processing and respond to supplier calls. Any delays in making payments are deeply regretted and my Department is according this issue very high priority.
With regard to the service provider mentioned in the details supplied, I am advised by my officials that all of the Purchase Orders referred to in the Details Supplied have now been processed with payment expected to issue shortly pending final checks.
My Department will continue to press on to eliminate the payments backlog while ensuring appropriate governance is in place to safeguard the proper spending of Exchequer funding.
