Revenue has claimed back more than €300 million in Covid-19 payments from employers.
The Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe confirmed the sum was repaid by employers following "contact made regarding repayment issues".
In a written Dáil reply, to Labour's Finance spokesman Ged Nash the Minister for Finance confirmed €336.2 million in Covid-19 wage subsidy supports has been repaid by employers to Revenue.
It was revealed more than 38,000 contacts were made regarding repayment issues concerning the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme which resulted in €258 million being repaid.
The Finance Minister also revealed in the second quarter of this year, Revenue invited 42,500 employers who received Covid-19 wage subsidy payments to perform a final self-review of their EWSS eligibility for all periods of the scheme.
