Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by an airline (details supplied) in departure tax in the period starting May 2009 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/10]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by an airline (details supplied) in departure tax in the period starting May 2009 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12312/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 189 together.

I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that their obligation to observe confidentiality for taxpayers and small groups of taxpayers involved precludes them from providing the information requested. However, I can say that the overall yield for the air travel tax from its inception is €99m - this yield is in respect of departing passengers in the ten months from April 2009 to January 2010.