Written answers

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Departmental Expenditure

8:00 pm

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 449: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of banking charges paid by his Department over the past three years; the breakdown of these charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22878/09]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Bank charges paid by my Department from 2006 to end of May 2009 are set out in the table:

2006 €2007 €2008 €2009 to end May €
1,4431,3572,0831,065

These charges consist of a quarterly account maintenance charge of €5.08 and transaction charges in respect of specific items such as direct debits, automated money transfers, cheques, and file processing.

Photo of Andrew DoyleAndrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 450: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount spent by his Department each year for the past three years on bottled water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22892/09]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of the amount of money spent by my Department each year in the past three years on bottled water are outlined in the table below:

PeriodCost
June 2006 to May 2007â'¬14,091
June 2007 to May 2008â'¬11,927
June 2009 to May 2009â'¬11,335
Totalâ'¬37,353

My Department is working to reduce costs arising under its administration budget and in this regard is in the process of changing to the provision of filtered mains water rather than bottled water at all of our offices.

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