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Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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80. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the net amount transferred into the Dormant Accounts net of repayments to the financial institutions each year since the inception of the fund; the total amount transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33735/13]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Under the Dormant Accounts legislation, balances on dormant accounts with banks, building societies and An Post and the net encashment value of certain life assurance policies are paid into the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF), which is managed by the National Treasury Management Agency . The primary purpose of the legislation is to re-unite the original account holders with their moneys, including all interest due. In addition, the legislation also provides that disbursements from the fund may be made for charitable purposes or for purposes of community benefit.

Information on net inflows to the Dormant Accounts Fund, net of repayments to the financial institutions each year since the inception of the Fund are set out in the table below. Full details of all inflows, outflows and liabilities on the Fund can be found in tabular form on www.environ.ie in the Dormant Accounts section of the Community and Voluntary Supports area under the Community heading.

Net amount transferred into the Dormant Accounts Fund, net of repayments to the financial institutions from 2003 to date

Year Inflows minus repayments to financial institutions
2003 € 174,984,306
2004 € 38,746,660
2005 € 21,960,684
2006 € 41,788,552
2007 € 40,998,527
2008 € 21,094,769
2009 € 23,223,601
2010 € 19,455,009
2011 € 19,872,026
2012 € 23,336,387
2013 € 35,598,549

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