Written answers
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Department of Transport
Departmental Expenditure
11:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department, or its agencies has paid in advance for works or services that will not be completed before the end of the 2007 financial year; the reasons for doing so; the amount of the payments; the recipients and the nature of the works or services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34891/07]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table:
| Payment | 2007 Comment |
| €780.45 (inc VAT) annual hosting fee for the Transport 21 website. | Paid in July 07. Includes payment in advance for this service up to July 08. This is normal practice with a website hosting company. |
| Monthly grant payments in advance to the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) from Subheads C2 and C3 based on the Agency's estimate of its funding requirements for the month in question | Since the launch of Transport 21, the RPA has not had recourse to new borrowings and the system of advancing monthly grant payments to the Agency is therefore necessary to ensure that the RPA is in a position to meet its financial obligations for works and services as they fall due. I understand from the RPA that they have made no payments in advance for works or services that will not be completed before the end of the 2007 financial year. |
| Advance payment of €5,600.00 for Boats Purchase | Advance payment in respect of a deposit required by the seller of four EA 16 D Class Boats due to be delivered in January/ February 2008. The Irish Coast Guard requires the boats for Search and Rescue services |
| Advance payment of €19,901.66 for Boat Purchase | Advance payment in respect of a deposit required by the seller of an 8.5 metre RIB due to be delivered to the Irish Coast Guard before April 2008. |
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