Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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2053. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payment options available for persons to pay fines, charges or bills by his Department; and if there are plans to provide further online payment facilities. [16289/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The following wide range of payment options are available to clients of my Department:

- Electronic Funds Transfer

- Standing order

- Debit or Credit Card payments over the phone 

- Debit or Credit Card payments online 

- Debit or Credit Card payments in person in specific locations 

- Deduction from outgoing payments due to the customer

- Cheque, Postal Order and Bank Draft payments.

An on-line payment facility to accept one-off payments is currently being developed.