Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid in late interest payments and penalty payments by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in respect of late payments being made to suppliers, service providers and contractors in tabular form; and the measures she has put in place and or is implementing to reduce late payment interest and penalty payments. [44008/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the amounts paid in late interest payments and penalty payments for each of the years 2017 to 2020, and to date in 2021 from the Justice Vote (Vote 24) are set out in tabular form below.

All staff are made aware of prompt payment interest and the need to process payments in a timely manner. In addition, the amount of interest and penalties paid are monitored on an ongoing basis by my Department's Financial Management Unit and where necessary, reminders are issued on the requirement to process payments in a timely manner.