A breakdown of the cases which are repaying and not repaying by scheme area and by the year in which the overpayment was raised is set out in tables 1 and 2 respectively.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Table 1 - Outstanding customer debts – value outstanding over €10,000 by scheme area – as at end August 2019
|
Scheme
|
Repaying
|
Repaying
|
Not Repaying
|
Not Repaying
|
Total
|
Total
|
|
|
No. of cases
|
Value Outstanding at end August 2019
|
No. of cases
|
Value Outstanding at end August 2019
|
No. of cases
|
Value Outstanding at end August 2019
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
1,565
|
€42,192,936
|
1,526
|
€42,306,087
|
3,091
|
€84,499,023
|
|
One Parent Family Payment
|
1,284
|
€35,991,554
|
1,513
|
€35,356,666
|
2,797
|
€71,348,220
|
|
Disability Allowance
|
568
|
€16,094,691
|
500
|
€16,923,983
|
1,068
|
€33,018,675
|
|
State Pension Non-Con
|
294
|
€8,737,633
|
741
|
€31,538,568
|
1,035
|
€40,276,201
|
|
Carers Allowance
|
506
|
€14,198,147
|
292
|
€8,243,575
|
798
|
€22,441,722
|
|
State Pension Contributory
|
182
|
€4,707,141
|
251
|
€7,579,804
|
433
|
€12,286,945
|
|
Child Benefit
|
90
|
€1,549,483
|
291
|
€5,089,970
|
381
|
€6,639,453
|
|
Illness Benefit
|
189
|
€4,417,484
|
110
|
€2,283,605
|
299
|
€6,701,090
|
|
Invalidity Pension
|
196
|
€5,520,233
|
99
|
€2,583,284
|
295
|
€8,103,518
|
|
Widow(er)s Pension Con
|
150
|
€5,290,154
|
89
|
€3,070,193
|
239
|
€8,360,348
|
|
Basic Supplement Welfare
|
85
|
€1,802,083
|
128
|
€2,765,346
|
213
|
€4,567,429
|
|
Rent Supplement
|
76
|
€1,638,163
|
94
|
€2,242,607
|
170
|
€3,880,770
|
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit
|
87
|
€4,017,317
|
55
|
€2,274,517
|
142
|
€6,291,834
|
|
Farm Assist
|
71
|
€2,376,896
|
56
|
€1,662,919
|
127
|
€4,039,815
|
|
Family Income Supplement
|
65
|
€1,320,085
|
55
|
€1,154,737
|
120
|
€2,474,823
|
|
Widows Non Contributory Pension
|
38
|
€1,066,345
|
37
|
€929,899
|
75
|
€1,996,245
|
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
18
|
€293,696
|
55
|
€825,807
|
73
|
€1,119,503
|
|
Pre-retirement Allowance
|
25
|
€585,655
|
26
|
€504,960.45
|
51
|
€1,090,616.02
|
|
Back To Work Scheme
|
15
|
€227,321
|
32
|
€566,694
|
47
|
€794,015
|
|
Deserted Wife's Allowance
|
17
|
€883,554
|
20
|
€606,529
|
37
|
€1,490,083
|
|
Blind Persons Pension
|
23
|
€978,850
|
11
|
€369,565
|
34
|
€1,348,415
|
|
State Pension Transition
|
15
|
€330,256
|
15
|
€329,795
|
30
|
€660,051
|
|
Back To Work Enterprise Allowance
|
12
|
€235,269
|
17
|
€383,058
|
29
|
€618,328
|
|
Mortgage Interest Supplement
|
12
|
€193,296
|
11
|
€226,182
|
23
|
€419,478
|
|
Disablement Benefit
|
15
|
€474,669
|
5
|
€106,173
|
20
|
€580,842
|
|
Rent Allowance
|
7
|
€117,742
|
8
|
€385,988
|
15
|
€503,730
|
|
Guardians Payment (Contributory)
|
10
|
€451,278
|
5
|
€88,815
|
15
|
€540,093
|
|
Guardians Payment (Non-Contributory)
|
7
|
€109,866
|
6
|
€227,022
|
13
|
€336,888
|
|
Domiciliary Care
|
4
|
€68,866
|
6
|
€96,246
|
10
|
€165,112
|
|
Carer's Benefit
|
2
|
€39,108
|
6
|
€108,352
|
8
|
€147,460
|
|
Third Level Option
|
2
|
€32,553
|
3
|
€76,172
|
5
|
€108,725
|
|
Second Level Option
|
1
|
€23,169
|
4
|
€59,293
|
5
|
€82,463
|
|
Rural Social Scheme
|
2
|
€47,805
|
1
|
€15,681
|
3
|
€63,486
|
|
Part-time Job Incentive
|
1
|
€33,339
|
2
|
€24,578
|
3
|
€57,918
|
|
Diet Supplement
|
|
|
2
|
€21,148
|
2
|
€21,148
|
|
Jobs Initiative Scheme
|
|
|
1
|
€14,738
|
1
|
€14,738
|
|
Death Benefit
|
1
|
€112,107
|
|
|
1
|
€112,107
|
|
National Internship
|
1
|
€12,783
|
|
|
1
|
€12,783
|
|
Respite Care
|
1
|
€10,925
|
|
|
1
|
€10,925
|
|
Partial Capacity Benefit
|
1
|
€10,658
|
|
|
1
|
€10,658
|
|
Magdalen Commission Scheme
|
|
|
1
|
€14,619
|
1
|
€14,619
|
|
Adoptive Parent Benefit
|
|
|
1
|
€28,299
|
1
|
€28,299
|
|
Total
|
5,638
|
€156,193,128
|
6,075
|
€171,085,486
|
11,713
|
€327,278,615
|
Table 2 - Outstanding customer debts – value outstanding over €10,000 by year debt was raised – as at end August 2019
|
Year Raised
|
Repaying
|
Repaying
|
Not Repaying
|
Not Repaying
|
Total
|
Total
|
|
|
No. of cases
|
Value Outstanding at end August 2019
|
No. of cases
|
Value Outstanding at end August 2019
|
No. of cases
|
Value Outstanding at end August 2019
|
|
1984
|
1
|
€19,930
|
2
|
€28,778
|
3
|
€48,708
|
|
1985
|
1
|
€11,958
|
1
|
€16,452
|
2
|
€28,411
|
|
1986
|
3
|
€43,983
|
10
|
€167,429
|
13
|
€211,412
|
|
1987
|
3
|
€39,656
|
9
|
€190,041
|
12
|
€229,698
|
|
1988
|
9
|
€139,821
|
17
|
€309,375
|
26
|
€449,196
|
|
1989
|
6
|
€102,011
|
32
|
€584,130
|
38
|
€686,141
|
|
1990
|
14
|
€247,224
|
27
|
€538,016
|
41
|
€785,240
|
|
1991
|
12
|
€231,211
|
24
|
€448,574
|
36
|
€679,785
|
|
1992
|
17
|
€283,200
|
39
|
€656,837
|
56
|
€940,038
|
|
1993
|
13
|
€234,408
|
25
|
€440,106
|
38
|
€674,514
|
|
1994
|
22
|
€489,292
|
51
|
€900,705
|
73
|
€1,389,998
|
|
1995
|
30
|
€667,885
|
50
|
€884,668
|
80
|
€1,552,554
|
|
1996
|
39
|
€750,243
|
55
|
€974,452
|
94
|
€1,724,696
|
|
1997
|
43
|
€868,41
|
73
|
€1,372,747
|
116
|
€2,241,163
|
|
1998
|
41
|
€858,632
|
67
|
€1,320,770
|
108
|
€2,179,403
|
|
1999
|
61
|
€1,394,002
|
67
|
€1,194,358
|
128
|
€2,588,361
|
|
2000
|
48
|
€1,018,872
|
73
|
€1,419,056
|
121
|
€2,437,929
|
|
2001
|
38
|
€858,838
|
81
|
€1,567,510
|
119
|
€2,426,349
|
|
2002
|
45
|
€1,034,778
|
55
|
€1,088,863
|
100
|
€2,123,641
|
|
2003
|
116
|
€2,159,039
|
173
|
€2,972,678
|
289
|
€5,131,717
|
|
2004
|
224
|
€4,123,378
|
400
|
€6,954,932
|
624
|
€11,078,310
|
|
2005
|
180
|
€3,991,446
|
226
|
€5,070,343
|
406
|
€9,061,789
|
|
2006
|
147
|
€3,205,559
|
166
|
€3,516,088
|
313
|
€6,721,648
|
|
2007
|
134
|
€3,131,212
|
114
|
€2,683,754
|
248
|
€5,814,967
|
|
2008
|
163
|
€3,914,658
|
123
|
€2,950,242
|
286
|
€6,864,900
|
|
2009
|
225
|
€6,131,559
|
187
|
€5,384,136
|
412
|
€11,515,696
|
|
2010
|
260
|
€7,358,599
|
255
|
€6,402,283
|
515
|
€13,760,882
|
|
2011
|
319
|
€9,440,454
|
296
|
€7,072,343
|
615
|
€16,512,798
|
|
2012
|
317
|
€10,633,923
|
329
|
€9,286,969
|
646
|
€19,920,892
|
|
2013
|
469
|
€14,826,226
|
438
|
€13,005,313
|
907
|
€27,831,540
|
|
2014
|
416
|
€11,504,689
|
405
|
€11,998,352
|
821
|
€23,503,041
|
|
2015
|
433
|
€13,582,919
|
409
|
€13,251,087
|
842
|
€26,834,007
|
|
2016
|
402
|
€12,328,812
|
365
|
€12,571,999
|
767
|
€24,900,812
|
|
2017
|
530
|
€15,010,237
|
447
|
€16,482,783
|
977
|
€31,493,020
|
|
2018
|
488
|
€14,891,558
|
525
|
€19,997,097
|
1,013
|
€34,888,656
|
|
2019
|
369
|
€10,664,481
|
459
|
€17,382,203
|
828
|
€28,046,684
|
|
Total
|
5,638
|
€156,193,128
|
6,075
|
€171,085,486
|
11,713
|
€327,278,615
|
