239 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties and charges faced by businesses paying suppliers and contractors based outside the single euro payments area, particularly the UK, by bank transfer; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that such charges impose a financial burden on businesses, particularly small businesses and that such charges are often flat rate charges, resulting in small transactions to be relatively costly; if he has proposals to help alleviate this problem; if he has taken the opportunity to raise this matter at EU level or directly with her counterparts in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34025/09]

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239 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties and charges faced by businesses paying suppliers and contractors based outside the single euro payments area, particularly the UK, by bank transfer; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that such charges impose a financial burden on businesses, particularly small businesses and that such charges are often flat rate charges, resulting in small transactions to be relatively costly; if he has proposals to help alleviate this problem; if he has taken the opportunity to raise this matter at EU level or directly with her counterparts in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34025/09]

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