Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE workers earning less than €10,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than €20,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than €30,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than the average industrial wage; the number of PAYE workers earning less than €40,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than €50,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than €60,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than €70,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than €80,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than €90,000; the number of PAYE workers earning less than €100,000; the number of PAYE workers earning €100,000 or more; and the number of public sector workers in each of these income brackets. [37858/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the latest relevant sector-based information available on employees taxed under the PAYE system is derived from income tax returns filed for the income tax year 2007 and representing about 96 per cent of all returns expected at the time the data were compiled for analytical purposes. On this basis the information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows.

In addition, the number of all PAYE workers earning less than the average industrial wage of €32,730 in 2007 was 1,267,865, of which 201,727 were public sector employees. Notes:

The sector identifier used on the tax records is based on the 4-digit NACE code (Rev. 1), which is an internationally recognised economic activity code system.

The information provided in relation to public sector employees is based on activities which are classified in the NACE code system as Public administration and defence; compulsory social security, Education and Health and Social work but excluding the categories of Driving School Activities, Dental Practice Activities and Veterinary Activities as being more appropriate to the private sector. A married couple which has elected or has been deemed to have elected for joint assessment is counted as one tax unit. The source of the information provided in relation to numbers and tax is the P35 end year returns filed by employers in respect of their employees but does not include the corresponding figures relating to PAYE taxpayers who are required to return an income tax return form 11 where non-PAYE income is greater than €3,174.