Revenue recoups almost €220m in wrongly claimed Covid supports

Almost €220 million in COVID-19 support payments had to be repaid to the Revenue Commissioners over the past three years.

Two major support schemes were run by Revenue during the pandemic to help businesses that were struggling due to public health restrictions.

Under the main Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), a total of €211.2 million in money that was wrongly claimed was marked for repayment.

A detailed breakdown of the data shows that €47.4 million of that total was related to companies in the accommodation and food service sector.

Nearly €50.2 million of the overall settlement bill involved companies in wholesale and retail, as well as the repair of motor vehicles.

Other sectors where there were large repayments included €26.4 million in construction, €22.8 million in manufacturing, and €11.6 million for administrative and support service activities.

More than half of the repaid supports were made in 2022 when €109 million had to be refunded to the Revenue…

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