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The following are the various financial institutions examined by the Comptroller & Auditor General, the percentage share …

The following are the various financial institutions examined by the Comptroller & Auditor General, the percentage share of the non-resident deposit market held by each institution as of November 30th, 1998, and any potential DIRT liabilities which may now exist in relation to bogus non-resident accounts held by the institutions in the years between 1986 and 1998.

AIB group

21.4 per cent share of non-resident deposit market.

May owe between £25 million and £35 million in DIRT payments due on bogus accounts.

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Bank of Ireland group

18.65 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

May owe £1 million. As of July the matter was still being discussed with the Revenue.

ACCBank

2.49 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

Bank has suggested a liability of £1.4 million (including interest) and has made a voluntary interim payment of £1.349 million. Revenue are considering bank's calculation and awaiting completion of a full DIRT audit.

Ulster Bank

3.46 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

Most pessimistic figure from the bank's financial controller was a DIRT liability of £900,000.

NIB

2.02 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

Bank has made a without prejudice offer of £417,915. No settlement agreed as of July 1st 1999. Bank has made a provision of £1 million.

Irish Permanent

10.62 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

No liability mentioned in Comptroller's report.

EBS

2.3 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

No liability mentioned in Comptroller's report.

First Active plc

2.3 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

Estimate by bank of £1.7 million for period 1994 to 1998, though since discovered more missing documentation and believes final figure may be lower.

Irish Nationwide

1.46 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

No liability mentioned in Comptroller's report.

TSB Bank

1.33 per cent of non-resident deposit market. No liability mentioned in Comptroller's report.

ICC Bank

1 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

No liability mentioned in Comptroller's report.

An Post

0.04 per cent of non-resident deposit market. No liability mentioned in Comptroller's report.

Barclays Bank

3 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

No liability mentioned in Comptroller's report.

GE Capital Woodchester Bank

1.38 per cent of non-resident deposit market. No liability mentioned in Comptroller's report.

Guinness & Mahon (Ireland) Ltd.

0.18 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

Made payment of £52,863, without admission of liability, in respect of accounts in the Ansbacher deposits in October 1998. Revenue did not accept the offer but kept the cheque, suggesting that G&M offer it as a payment on account. No reply from bank as of April 13th 1999.

Other Financial Institutions

Nine engaged in predominately domestic business; four predominately foreign.

28.5 per cent of non-resident deposit market.

No significant liabilities mentioned.