Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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277. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of compliance interventions made by the large cases high wealth individuals division; the money recouped as a result of these interventions in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51351/22]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that Large Cases – High Wealth Individuals Division (LC-HWID) has responsibility for the following business areas:

- Management of the tax affairs of High Wealth Individuals,

- Approval and administration of certain pension schemes, and

- Identification of and challenge to tax avoidance transactions.

The details requested by the Deputy are set out in Table 1 for the range of compliance interventions undertaken by LC-HWID for the years requested. The Deputy may wish to note that a compliance intervention may not be initiated and closed in the same year.

Table 1: Compliance interventions Initiated and closed by LC-HWID and yield*

* Yield includes tax, interest, penalties and also the tax value of losses restricted.