Revenue recoups €220m in wrongly claimed covid pay-outs

Nearly €50.2m of the overall settlement bill involved companies in wholesale and retail, as well as the repair of motor vehicles

Under the main Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), a total of €211.2m in money that was wrongly claimed was marked for repayment.

Almost €220m in covid-19 support payments had to be repaid to the Revenue Commissioners over the past three years.

Two major support schemes were run by Revenue during the pandemic to help businesses that were struggling due to public health restrictions.