€700,000 Revenue bill for Department of Public Expenditure over payroll errors and tax deductions

The Department of Public Expenditure is facing a €700,000 Revenue bill due to payroll errors and inaccuracies in tax deductions for former public service staff with high-value pensions. The issue relates to deductions made from the pensions, which were not passed on to the Revenue Commissioners. The department is also facing further penalties and interest payments.