Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 June 2017
88. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax debt outstanding to the Revenue Commissioners, by county; the amount of tax debt collected by revenue sheriffs by county in each month to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30617/17]
View answerI am advised that Revenue measures the tax debt for all years at 31 March each year.
At 31 March 2017 the total tax debt was €1,944m. The debt included tax that was subject to appeal before the Tax Appeals Commission (€1,105million) and tax that was subject to insolvency proceedings (€83million) and therefore not available for collection by Revenue.
Of the remaining €755million of collectible debt, €328million was subject to debt collection/enforcement action, €116million was being collected on a phased basis with the remaining €311million at various stages of the debt collection cycle, for example estimate or demand.
Table 1 contains the total debt and the debt available for collection by county at 31 March 2017.
Revenue only refers outstanding tax liabilities to its enforcement agents, including Sheriffs, as a last resort. Before any such action is taken Revenue makes every effort to engage with the taxpayer and where possible will agree a mutually acceptable payment arrangement as an alternative. Revenue’s ongoing commitment in this regard is clearly evidenced by the 10,886 phased payment arrangements that were agreed in 2016 in respect of €103m of debt.
Table 2 sets out the monthly amount of tax debt collected by the Sheriffs in 2017 to date (31May).
Table 1 - Total Debt and Debt Available for Collection by County
|
Mar-17 |
Total Debt |
Debt Available For Collection |
|
Net (millions) |
Net (millions) |
|
|
Dublin |
€987 |
€186 |
|
Cork |
€177 |
€104 |
|
Carlow |
€12 |
€9 |
|
Cavan |
€26 |
€9 |
|
Clare |
€20 |
€15 |
|
Donegal |
€21 |
€15 |
|
Galway |
€60 |
€47 |
|
Kerry |
€36 |
€26 |
|
Kildare |
€66 |
€28 |
|
Kilkenny |
€13 |
€12 |
|
Laois |
€13 |
€11 |
|
Leitrim |
€9 |
€5 |
|
Limerick |
€62 |
€29 |
|
Longford |
€13 |
€12 |
|
Louth |
€34 |
€26 |
|
Mayo |
€20 |
€16 |
|
Meath |
€45 |
€41 |
|
Monaghan |
€43 |
€9 |
|
Offaly |
€27 |
€12 |
|
Roscommon |
€7 |
€7 |
|
Sligo |
€13 |
€11 |
|
Tipperary |
€68 |
€22 |
|
Waterford |
€21 |
€17 |
|
Westmeath |
€26 |
€15 |
|
Wexford |
€64 |
€28 |
|
Wicklow |
€38 |
€26 |
|
Foreign |
€23 |
€17 |
|
Totals |
€1,944 |
€755* |
* Figure subject to rounding
Table 2 - Sheriffs’ Tax Debt Collection by County January to May 2017
|
- |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
Totals |
|
County |
Amount |
Amount |
Amount |
Amount |
Amount |
Amount |
|
Dublin |
€3,403,518 |
€3,846,631 |
€4,421,142 |
€4,239,941 |
€4,725,249 |
€20,636,481 |
|
Cork |
€1,105,562 |
€942,099 |
€1,623,374 |
€1,338,276 |
€1,683,372 |
€6,692,683 |
|
Carlow |
€136,680 |
€124,440 |
€128,164 |
€133,907 |
€200,673 |
€723,864 |
|
Cavan |
€133,448 |
€151,648 |
€170,052 |
€213,201 |
€272,808 |
€941,157 |
|
Clare |
€251,483 |
€180,554 |
€284,406 |
€284,956 |
€191,317 |
€1,192,716 |
|
Donegal |
€220,055 |
€258,838 |
€312,580 |
€417,537 |
€369,925 |
€1,578,935 |
|
Galway |
€460,997 |
€491,446 |
€822,049 |
€715,093 |
€830,738 |
€3,320,323 |
|
Kerry |
€175,758 |
€200,123 |
€304,001 |
€339,470 |
€352,855 |
€1,372,207 |
|
Kildare |
€537,295 |
€375,626 |
€474,231 |
€530,566 |
€598,645 |
€2,516,363 |
|
Kilkenny |
€154,461 |
€124,234 |
€191,097 |
€292,985 |
€282,858 |
€1,045,635 |
|
Laois |
€165,288 |
€145,965 |
€193,576 |
€261,384 |
€209,527 |
€975,740 |
|
Leitrim |
€64,201 |
€54,287 |
€187,306 |
€157,220 |
€142,854 |
€605,868 |
|
Limerick |
€390,367 |
€372,501 |
€547,417 |
€542,534 |
€492,083 |
€2,344,902 |
|
Longford |
€127,184 |
€62,852 |
€143,227 |
€123,049 |
€124,402 |
€580,714 |
|
Louth |
€406,975 |
€359,126 |
€415,844 |
€477,172 |
€698,521 |
€2,357,638 |
|
Mayo |
€202,588 |
€220,911 |
€313,172 |
€168,827 |
€143,208 |
€1,048,706 |
|
Meath |
€559,101 |
€509,584 |
€682,175 |
€601,137 |
€864,313 |
€3,216,310 |
|
Monaghan |
€177,749 |
€140,465 |
€162,274 |
€189,065 |
€288,988 |
€958,541 |
|
Offaly |
€71,934 |
€50,936 |
€93,402 |
€180,810 |
€101,409 |
€498,491 |
|
Roscommon |
€128,914 |
€109,822 |
€113,029 |
€185,873 |
€194,930 |
€732,568 |
|
Sligo |
€92,936 |
€121,209 |
€181,998 |
€130,057 |
€166,481 |
€692,681 |
|
Tipperary |
€382,285 |
€293,189 |
€376,647 |
€321,232 |
€343,439 |
€1,716,792 |
|
Waterford |
€222,603 |
€111,231 |
€256,837 |
€193,385 |
€206,260 |
€990,316 |
|
Westmeath |
€269,829 |
€231,665 |
€274,623 |
€373,789 |
€499,864 |
€1,649,770 |
|
Wexford |
€505,087 |
€279,073 |
€324,857 |
€378,655 |
€325,985 |
€1,813,657 |
|
Wicklow |
€462,928 |
€278,632 |
€396,729 |
€559,372 |
€457,105 |
€2,154,766 |
|
Totals |
€10,809,226 |
€10,037,087 |
€13,394,209 |
€13,349,493 |
€14,767,809 |
€62,357,824 |
