Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Expenditure
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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717. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost her Department incurred in each of the past five years due to debit and credit card payment services and banking fees; the financial institutions to which the payments were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38219/17]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The cost to my department incurred in each of the past five years due to debit and credit card payment services and banking fees and the financial institutions to which the payments were made are detailed in the following table.
| Financial Institution | 2012 (€'s) | 2013 (€'s) | 2014 (€'s) | 2015 (€'s) | 2016 (€'s) | 2017 YTD (€'s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visa | 94.72 | 98.10 | 98.10 | 98.10 | 98.10 | 79.05 |
| Elavon Financial Services | 3,290.00 | 4,889.20 | 4,081.71 | 6,580.66 | 5,682.85 | 3,460.55 |
| An Post | - | 8.70 | 9.50 | 11.10 | 6.60 | 2.90 |
| Bank of Ireland | 89.87 | 322.69 | 344.99 | 196.53 | 129.91 | 127.30 |
| Allied Irish Bank | - | - | 12.68 | - | - | - |
| Ulster Bank | - | - | 13.30 | 19.71 | - | - |
It should be noted that the payments to Elavon Financial Services are to facilitate credit/debit card payments by visitors to National Parks and the National Archives of Ireland. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has a centralised Framework Agreement with Elavon Financial Services.
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