Departmental Banking

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2012

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Ceisteanna (570)

Michael McGrath

Ceist:

570. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by her Department and separately any agencies within the remit of her Department; the purpose of each bank account and the financial institution the bank account is with; the total amount of any interest charged or bank fees incurred by her Department and separately by each agency in 2011 and anticipated figure for 2012; the percentage of payments issued by her Department and each agency which are issued electronically and if the Department agency has any special arrangement in place on the issue of bank charges and fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44844/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

Since its establishment in June, 2011 the Department of Children and Youth Affairs has been operating one Public Bank Current Account through Bank of Ireland. The account is used principally to facilitate EFT (electronic funds transfer) payments in respect of pay and non-pay transactions on behalf of the Department. There is no interest charged or bank fees incurred by my Department for the use of this account. In addition, all payments through the account are issued electronically.

The statutory agencies under the remit of my Department include the Office of the Ombudsman for Children, the Family Support Agency, the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the National Educational Welfare Board. The banking facilities used by these bodies are an internal operational matter for each organisation and they have been individually requested to furnish the information directly to the Deputy.