Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which payment has issued to main contractors in respect of Government contracts; if delays have occurred which have resulted in failure by such contractors to meet their commitments to sub contractors; if any assessment has been due to determine the number of such who have gone into liquidation as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23824/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for payments under public works contracts rests with the individual contracting authority. It is a matter for each contracting authority to ensure that all payments are made in a timely manner in compliance with the Late Payment in Commercial Transactions Regulations, 2002 or as may be specified in the contract. Enquiries regarding specific payments should be directed in the first instance to the contracting authority concerned and, if necessary, to its parent Department.