Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 329: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the average time for payment to be made by his Department and by each agency affiliated to his Department to outside contractors for goods and services employed for each of the years 2004 to 2007 and to date in 2008 in tabular readable form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17373/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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All payments made by this Department to suppliers are subject to the Prompt Payments of Accounts Act 1997, which requires that payments are made within 30 days of receipt of the invoice or delivery of the goods or services, whichever is the later. I wish to confirm that my Department processes in excess of 99% of all payments within the 30 day timeframe.

The Deputy will appreciate that payments made by bodies reporting to, or under the aegis of, my Department is a day-to-day operational matter for the Chief Executive Officers of those organisations. Accordingly, I am forwarding the Question to the organisations in question and am asking the Chief Executive Officers to provide any relevant information directly to the Deputy.