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• Most EU countries do not use cheques for day-to-day payments
• Every cheque written in Ireland is subject to a Government stamp duty of 50c
• 91 million cheques and other paper debits were issued in Ireland in 2010
• Cheque volumes in Ireland are now rapidly declining (11% in 2010 and over 30% since 2005) after many years of growth
• As a payment instrument the future of the cheque is uncertain. It was excluded from the EU Payment Services Directive and is not part of SEPA (The Single Euro Payments Area)
• The Cheque Guarantee Card Scheme in the Republic of Ireland closed on December 31st, 2011

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