Written answer
Prize Bonds
As of 31 August 2026, 20,158 prizes worth €1.43 million remained unclaimed by deceased bondholders; county-level data was unavailable.
181. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of prize bonds prizes that are unclaimed or could not be claimed due to the person who held them being deceased, by county of residence last known, and amount, in tabular form. [66327/26]
Comment on this
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has informed me that, on 31 August 2026, there were 20,158 unclaimed Prize Bond prizes, with a total value of €1,430,233.66, relating to bondholders recorded as deceased on the Prize Bond Company's system of record.
The Prize Bond Company’s Bereavement Support Team operates an established procedure to engage with Next of Kin or Legal Personal Representatives of deceased bondholders to facilitate the payment of prizes relating to deceased bondholders as quickly as possible.
The NTMA have advised me that, while the Prize Bond Company compiles an aggregate figure at national level for these prizes, it does not routinely compile a county-by-county breakdown of these prizes.