Written answers

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

9:00 pm

Photo of Jack WallJack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive their tax rebate for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8847/10]

Photo of Brian Lenihan JnrBrian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that following receipt of the earlier request a review of the person's liability was carried out. The overpayment arising has now been cleared for repayment. PAYE Balancing Statement P21 dated 17 February 2010 and refund cheque will issue to the person concerned shortly. I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that following receipt of the earlier request a review of the person's liability was carried out. The overpayment arising has now been cleared for repayment. PAYE Balancing Statement P21 dated 17 February 2010 and refund cheque will issue to the person concerned shortly.

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of the incapacitated child tax credit; the number who availed of same in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9049/10]

Photo of Brian Lenihan JnrBrian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the number of claimants availing of the incapacitated child tax credit is 11,000 for the income tax year 2006, the most recent year for which final information is available. I am further advised by the Revenue Commissioners, that they are not in a position to provide the data requested by the Deputy for the years 2007 to 2009.

The numbers availing of the credit represent income earners who were in a position to absorb at least some of the tax credit and thereby give rise to an Exchequer cost. They do not include the numbers of potential claimants whose entitlements to other tax credits were sufficient to reduce their tax liability to nil. The numbers availing are rounded to the nearest hundred. I should be noted that a married couple who has elected or has been deemed to have elected for joint assessment is counted as one tax unit.

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