Written answers
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Departmental Banking
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of banking charges paid by his Department since 2011; the breakdown of these charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24581/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The details of banking charges paid, as requested by the Deputy, are set out in the following table:
- | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 ( To 31/5/14) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charges | € | € | € | € |
Electronic Fund Transfers | 20,487 | 13,665 | 12,520 | 21,556 |
Maintenance & Transactions | 6,229 | 4,392 | 5,117 | 4,312 |
Total | 26,716 | 18,057 | 17,637 | 25,868 |
The electronic funds transfer fees mainly relate to the payments issued to some 125,000 farmers annually under the Single Payment Scheme, Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and other schemes.
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