Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details across the different taxation headings of the amount of taxation that has the Revenue Commissioners has written off in 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54558/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that a total of € 287 million was written out as uncollectible in 2012, which was a decrease of €34 million (11%) over 2011. A total of €200 million (rounded) was written out as uncollectible for the period 1 January to 30 September 2013.

Revenue has not yet finalised the figures for October and November.

The following table sets out the amounts written out for the periods requested on a taxhead basis.