Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

My officials advise me that a P35 contains the basic information given to the system by employers who each year inform the Revenue Commissioners and the social welfare system of the total amount of tax paid. We cannot give the Deputy the information because we do not have access to the P35s for 2012. Obviously, that information will come in. I understand the Revenue Commissioners will have some indicative figures in the coming months on the key question asked by the Deputy. However, it is not possible to give them because the P35s are not in. When they are, we will have more knowledge.

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