Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 524: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [22882/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Details of the bank charges paid by my Department in respect of the past three years are set out in the table.

* The majority of the costs relate to merchant service charges in respect of credit card payments for services provided by Met Eireann and also for admissions to Muckross House.

Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 525: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [22896/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The total cost of supplying drinking water to my Department's offices for the period in question is set out in Table 1 below. It should be noted that a substantial portion of the cost is related to the rental, maintenance, service and sanitation of water coolers. Specific costs for bottled water are not available, other than for the Custom House, as these are not identified separately in the Department's accounts. Costs for the supply of bottled water to the Custom House are set out in Table 2 below.

The Department has installed plumbed units, operating from the mains supply, in our main offices to minimise the cost of buying bottled water. A small number of coolers are supplied by bottled water, mainly situated in meeting rooms. Table 1

Table 2