Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. Those figures are quite helpful. Phenomenal sums are available for many people. I understand that in previous years, several hundred thousand people have got back anywhere up to €1,000 each. Will the Minister indicate how many people the figures apply to for the two years in question? He gave the euro value, which is helpful, but he might also indicate how many people it applies to.

People are under severe pressure to pay ordinary, everyday bills and having that money back in their pocket would be invaluable to them. Are efforts being made to make people aware of these refunds? In fairness, people generally expect that their payslip should be correct and that Revenue will not take anything more than it should. They expect not to find themselves having overpaid tax. Are efforts being made to make people aware of this issue and to promote the claiming back of funds?

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