Irish debt judgments against consumers fall by 2%

The number of judgments registered against Irish consumers saw a small fall in 2021 compared to 2020, figures released by registrar Irish Judgments show.

The number of judgments registered against Irish consumers in 2021 was 912, a fall of two percent on the 930 seen in 2020. However, the total value of consumer judgments registered rose by 46 percent, from €39 million to €59 million.

As a result, the average value of consumer judgments registered in 2021 was also much higher at €63,140, an increase of 49 percent on the €42,289 seen in 2020. But, the median value fell 19 percent from €8,406 in 2020 to €6,829 in 2021. This suggests a pattern of more, smaller judgments registered with a number of very large judgments pushing up the overall average.