Written answers

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Department of Justice and Equality

Interest Rates

Photo of Noel GrealishNoel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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1290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the State agencies, organisations or boards under the responsibility of her Department or receive funding from her Department that have been charged negative interest by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced; the amount of interest that has been charged to each State agency, organisation or board in 2021 in each of the preceding years in which such charges were applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29209/22]

Photo of Helen McEnteeHelen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the agencies, bodies and offices under the remit of my Department in relation to negative interest charges. The information provided to my Department is set out in tabular format below.

An Garda Síochána The amount of interest charged on An Garda Síochána deposit accounts since negative interest rates were introduced in the period 2017 to 2021 is €44,239.
Property Services Regulatory Authority The amount applied during 2021, since the introduction of negative interest rates, was €3,108.91. The PSRA has new procedures in place to ensure the minimum amount of funds are held in each account, to eliminate or significantly reduce negative interest charges.
Data Protection Commission Since the establishment of Vote 44 on January 1, 2020, the Data Protection Commission has been charged a total of €186.95 in negative interest rates.
Courts Service 2017 - €61,247.65

2018 - €172,535.47

2019 - €156,526.83

2020 - €251,158.71

2021 - €340,312.49.
Legal Aid Board 2018 - €4,271

2019 - €24,317

2020 - €30,531

2021 - €41,497
Irish Prison Service 2021 - €10,443.55

2020 - €15,492.57

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