Around half of the almost 86,000 mortgage payment breaks that have been granted to borrowers since they were introduced by lenders here in March were still active at the end of last week.
Of the 43,000 of the breaks that had expired, around nine out of every ten of the borrowers concerned has returned to full repayment.
37,000 of the breaks were extended from three to six months, with most of those breaks still active one week ago. The data was released by the Irish Banking and Payments Federation, as the main banks, non-bank lenders and credit servicing firms prepare to roll out a major information and advertising campaign next week.