Written answers
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Expenditure
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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163. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount paid in late payment interest payments for goods and services provided to her Department in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2023; and separately, the top five highest late interest payments made in each of those years, and the service and goods supplier that received the payments, in tabular form. [52653/23]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Details of payments made under the prompt payment legislation have been published on a quarterly basis since 2018 on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/294dc7-financial-information/.
The Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017, and financial arrangements for 2017 were managed by other Government Departments on behalf of my Department while formal arrangements were being put in place. Details of relevant payments for 2017 were published by those Departments as part of their reporting arrangements.
For ease of reference, Table 1 below provides the details of payments made for the period 2018 to 1 October 2023. Table 2 provides details of the top five highest late interest payments made in respect of each of those years and the service and goods supplier that received those payments.
My Department’s financial guidelines, which are issued to all staff, clearly outline the procedures to be followed to comply fully with the provisions of the prompt payment legislation. These guidelines also form part of the induction programme provided to new staff as they join the Department.
Table 1: Details of late payments from 2018 to 1 October 2023
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 (to 1 October) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Payments made in excess of 30 Days that were subject to Late Payment Interest (LPI) and compensation costs | 33 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 82 |
| Amount of LPI paid | 225.91 | 19.49 | 42.75 | 14.50 | 277.18 | 25.49 | 605.32 |
| Amount of compensation costs paid | 1660.00 | 480.00 | 610.00 | 270.00 | 590.00 | 280.00 | 3890.00 |
Table 2:Top five highest late interest payments from 2018 to 1 October 2023
| 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor Name | Invoice Amount | Interest Amount Paid | Compensation Amount Paid | Total Paid | Goods / Service provided |
| LEADING EDGE MARKETING & PROMOTIONS LTD | 5,842.50 | 79.38 | 70.00 | 149.38 | National Ploughing |
| SPARK FOUNDRY | 38,228.40 | 33.52 | 100.00 | 133.52 | Advertisement for TT Adjudicators in National Papers |
| ANNAVEIGH PLANTS LTD | 2,270.00 | 17.91 | 70.00 | 87.91 | Trees for Tidy Towns Grove Park |
| STEPHEN BRACKEN ARCHITECTURAL | 4994.00 | 12.04 | 70.00 | 82.04 | Supply & Inscribe 20 Limestone tree markers to the Phoenix Park |
| DEBBIE NESBITT - TIDY TOWNS ADJUDICATOR | 1168.18 | 10.24 | 70.00 | 80.24 | Attendance at Tidy Towns Steering Groups and adjudication |
| 2019 | |||||
| Vendor Name | Invoice Amount | Interest Amount Paid | Compensation Amount Paid | Total Paid | Goods / Service provided |
| ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF IRELAND. | 659.40 | 7.66 | 40.00 | 47.66 | Catering Costs- Conference |
| MCR GROUP. | 258.85 | 3.28 | 40.00 | 43.28 | Security Costs |
| MCR GROUP. | 287.69 | 3.22 | 40.00 | 43.22 | Security Costs |
| MCR GROUP. | 124.85 | 1.20 | 40.00 | 41.20 | Security Costs |
| RENTOKIL INITIAL LTD | 173.43 | 0.72 | 40.00 | 40.72 | Plant Maintenance |
| 2020 | |||||
| Vendor Name | Invoice Amount | Interest Amount Paid | Compensation Amount Paid | Total Paid | Goods / Service provided |
| RPS GROUP LTD | 14888.28 | 16.27 | 100.00 | 116.27 | Training Modules & Training Sessions |
| DORSET COLLEGE | 1790.00 | 5.86 | 80.00 | 85.86 | Training Specialist Courses |
| MILLHOUSE MANAGEMENT LTD | 140.40 | 0.37 | 80.00 | 80.37 | Newspapers |
| DOONANE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD | 1476.00 | 3.87 | 70.00 | 73.87 | Quantity Surveying Services-Claremorris Community Radio |
| EUROPUS | 719.39 | 12.27 | 40.00 | 52.27 | COVID 19 information leaflets |
| 2021 | |||||
| Vendor Name | Invoice Amount | Interest Amount Paid | Compensation Amount Paid | Total Paid | Goods / Service provided |
| BROWNES PHOTOGRAPHY LTD | 1353.00 | 0.59 | 70.00 | 70.59 | Min.J O'Brien - Wexford visit. |
| RENTOKIL INITIAL LTD | 173.43 | 11.10 | 40.00 | 51.10 | Plant Maintenance |
| VINEHALL DISPLAYS | 282.90 | 1.30 | 40.00 | 41.30 | Cut props - Department of Rural and Community Development |
| CODEX LTD | 216.53 | 0.71 | 40.00 | 40.71 | Stationary |
| IRISH ACADEMY OF COMPUTER TRAINING | 72.00 | 0.64 | 40.00 | 40.64 | OneLearning Training - March2021 |
| 2022 | |||||
| Vendor Name | Invoice Amount | Interest Amount Paid | Compensation Amount Paid | Total Paid | Goods / Service provided |
| W1 DESIGN LIMITED | 6050.61 | 168.42 | 70.00 | 238.42 | Hubs Video |
| PHD MEDIA (IRELAND) LIMITED | 28498.11 | 68.71 | 100.00 | 168.71 | Public Consultation Press Advertising |
| PHD MEDIA (IRELAND) LIMITED | 3469.65 | 8.37 | 70.00 | 78.37 | Public Consultation Press Advertising |
| VICTORIA VIEW DEVELOPMENTS LTD | 1422.60 | 3.43 | 70.00 | 73.43 | Refreshments & Meeting Rooms provided for Training |
| DATA CONVERSION DIRECT LTD | 922.50 | 19.81 | 40.00 | 59.81 | Changes to TidyTowns Database |
| 2023 (to October 1st) | |||||
| Vendor Name | Invoice Amount | Interest Amount Paid | Compensation Amount Paid | Total Paid | Goods / Service provided |
| CARLOW CASH REGISTERS LTD | 394.83 | 8.83 | 40.00 | 48.83 | Stationery |
| EUROPUS | 122.99 | 7.98 | 40.00 | 47.98 | Translation Services |
| THIRD SPACE LTD | 128.50 | 5.42 | 40.00 | 45.42 | Refreshments |
| EUROPUS | 197.64 | 1.99 | 40.00 | 41.99 | Translation Services |
| CAMPBELL CATERING LTD | 184.30 | 0.90 | 40.00 | 40.90 | Volunteer Ireland Away Day Catering |
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