The Revenue's ongoing audit and investigation programme yielded €158.55 million for the Exchequer in the three months to December, bringing to €585.69 million the total collected from defaulters last year.

The largest of the 131 published settlements for €35.44 million was a payment of €6.4 million from the fashion retailer Seán Barron, founder of the Pamela Scott chain. Retired veterinary surgeon Patrick Maughan, from Crosmolina in Co Mayo, paid €3 million. Retired farmer John McCreesh, from Blackrock in Co Louth, paid €2.85 million. Retired engineer Desmond Green, now based in Estoril in Portugal, paid €1.35 million. Retired newsagent Manus Gallagher from Rathmines, Dublin, paid €1.02 million.

A settlement of €1.4 million was received from the estate of the late Frederick O'Donoghue, a caravan sale and hire agent from Killarney in Co Kerry.

Other big payments included €740,090 from farmer Kristin Jameson, from Cappoquin in Co Waterford. In addition, a payment of €646,442 was received from Rathmines businessman Gerard Gallagher.

Dublin retiree Thomas C Curry snr, from Carrickmines, paid €635,155 and Waterford publican Stephen Lawlor paid €625,054. Co Donegal garage owner Thomas E Moore, from Dunfanaghy, paid €600,481.

Revenue received €555,243 from Wexford builder Thomas O'Brien. Co Kerry retiree Daniel Hanafin, from Killarney, paid €580,000. Dr Donal Heraughty of the Mall, Sligo, paid €279,940.

Settlements from the pub trade included a payment of €205,353 from publican Timothy F Radford of Nurney, Co Carlow. Dublin publican Thomas P Smith, from Castleknock, paid €168,218.

In the catering trade, Café Sorrento Ltd of Middle Abbey Street in central Dublin paid €148,787.