Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from PAYE in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41115/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information the Deputy has requested is detailed in the following table. The figures are only available from the Revenue Commissioners on a Net Receipts basis. Revenue Net Receipts differ from Exchequer Receipts due to timing and accounting differences.

PAYE receipts are collected as part of income tax. Budget 2010 estimated that €11.5 billion in income tax would be collected this year. At end-October, Exchequer income tax receipts, at €8.6 billion, were €369 million below target for the year to date. Approximately €200 million of this shortfall was attributable to PAYE, reflecting weakness in the labour market.