George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from the air travel tax in the months from April to June 2009; and the number of journeys subjected to the tax. [27930/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the air travel tax arising from travel undertaken in any month is payable by the 23rd of the following month. The yields from the air travel tax received in May and June 2009 were €9.6 million and €11.5 million respectively, in respect of travel undertaken during the months of April and May 2009.

The tax due for travel undertaken during June 2009 is not payable until 23 July 2009, and therefore the yield in question is not yet available.

In addition to the monthly payments of the tax, each airline operator is required to furnish a detailed annual return to the Revenue Commissioners, which will include details of the number of departures liable at each rate of the tax. The first such annual returns, covering the period 30 March to 31 December 2009, are due to be provided by 23 February 2010. Consequently it is not possible as this time to provide details of the number of journeys subjected to air travel tax in the period April to June 2009.