Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 320: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of interest paid by him in respect of the late payments for goods or services contracted by his Department for the past five years to date in 2009; the steps being taken to ensure that money is appropriately spent and that payments are made on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25856/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The amount of interest paid in respect of late payments under the Prompt Payment of Accounts Acts for my Department for the past five years to date in 2009 is €7,657.92.

The Accounts Payable function of my Department is outsourced to the Financial Shared Services Centre of the Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform, which is a Centre of Excellence in this area. I am satisfied that my Department adheres to Public Financial Procedures and Best Practice in relation to the execution of all of its financial transactions.