Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the remit of his Department; the purpose of each bank account and the financial institution the bank account is with; the total amount of any interest charged or bank fees incurred by his Department and separately by each agency in 2011 and anticipated figure for 2012; the percentage of payments issued by his Department and each agency which are issued electronically and if the Department agency has any special arrangement in place on the issue of bank charges and fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44853/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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There were eighty-seven (87) Bank Accounts in use by my Department and Agencies on the 31/12/2011. The primary purpose of these accounts is to pay wages, salaries, general expenses and the lodgement of incomes. Details of the number of Bank Accounts and Institutions are as follows:-

Records show that €1,809 was paid in bank charges in 2011 of which €730 was incurred by my Department and €1,079 by the agencies within the remit of my Department. There are no reasons to suggest that there will be any material difference in the level of these charges for 2012.

In respect of electronic payments, 100% of payroll payments for the Justice Vote and 98.4% of non payroll payments are made through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT). In general, there are no interest or charges paid in respect of the Public Bank Accounts provided the accounts are kept in credit.