Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

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The personal tax credits available to couples with dependent children depend on their marital status and income. They range from one single tax credit for a one-income cohabiting couple to the equivalent of four single tax credits for a separated or divorced married couple, or a former cohabiting couple, each with income. The situation where up to four single credits are available reflects the fact that there are two separate single-parent families to be maintained with the associated costs where dependent children are involved. What was the Deputy's second point?

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