Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any concerns have been conveyed to him in relation to non-payment, underpayment or late payment for work done on projects funded by his Department since his appointment in March 2011. [56346/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Government Departments are required to pay suppliers within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice. In March 2011, the Government agreed to extend this prompt payment rule to other public sector bodies, including the non-commercial State Agencies, from 1 July 2011.

My Department publishes the prompt payment returns, and those of the 9 non-commercial agencies under its aegis, on the Department’s website on a quarterly basis . Each Agency also publishes its individual return on its own website.

I have no responsibility for payments made by contractors to any sub-contractors or tradesmen that they employ.  Any disputes about such payments are a matter between the relevant parties.