Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 298: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [34878/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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My Department only makes payments for works or services on the basis of matured liabilities with the exception of small on-going maintenance support contracts and subscriptions.

All the funds discharged through my Department's Vote are monitored and controlled in accordance with public financial procedures established by the Department of Finance. The payment for works or services by the agencies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the bodies themselves.