Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered imposing a levy on bondholders as an alternative revenue-collecting measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14138/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I have no plans to impose such a levy at this time. However, all taxes and potential taxation measures are constantly reviewed in the context of the Budget and Finance Bill.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the weekly social welfare payments that are subject to income tax. [14150/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The following Social Welfare Payments are taxable:

State Pension (Contributory)

State Pension (Non-Contributory)

State Pension (Transition)

**Illness Benefit

Invalidity Pension

**Occupational Injury Benefit

**Interim Disability Benefit

*Disablement Benefit

Death Benefit Pension

Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension

Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension

Deserted Wife's Benefit

Deserted Wife's Allowance

Prisoner's Wife's Allowance

One- Parent Family Payment (Unmarried parent, Separated Spouse, Prisoner's Spouse)

Guardian's Payment (Contributory)

Guardian's Payment ( Non-Contributory)

Carer's Allowance

Carer's Benefit

+Jobseeker's Benefit and Short-Term Enterprise Allowance (first €13 per week excluded)

Unemployability Supplement (payable with Disablement Pension)

Blind Pension

Constant Attendance Allowance (payable with Disablement Pension)

*when payable in the form of a pension rather than a once-off payment

+Jobseeker's Benefit paid to systematic short-term workers is exempt

**Illness/Interim/Injury Benefit payable for the first 6 weeks of each year and any child dependent element of benefit is exempt from tax.

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance if public sector employees in commercial State bodies have been subject to the public service pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14153/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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Persons employed in commercial State bodies have not been and are not subject to the public service pension-related deduction. The deduction applies to persons employed in bodies defined as a "public service body" in the relevant legislation, the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009. The commercial State bodies to which the definition of "public service body" does not apply are set out in the Schedule to that Act and are listed hereunder. The pension-related deduction does not apply to the staff of these organisations. The organisations concerned are:

1. Any body corporate established by Act of Parliament before 6 December 1922 that, upon its establishment, was of a commercial character.

2. Dublin Airport Authority, public limited company.

3. Cork Airport Authority, public limited company.

4. Shannon Airport Authority, public limited company.

5. Bord Gáis Éireann.

6. Bord na gCon.

7. Bord na Móna.

8. Córas Iompair Éireann.

9. Coillte Teoranta.

10. Electricity Supply Board.

11. EirGrid.

12. A harbour authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1946 or company to which section 7 of the Harbours Act 1996 relates.

13. Horse Racing Ireland.

14. Irish National Stud Company Limited.

15. Irish Aviation Authority.

16. An Post.

17. An Post National Lottery Company.

18. Raidió Teilifís Éireann.

19. Teilifís na Gaeilge.

20. Railway Procurement Agency.

21. Voluntary Health Insurance Board.

22. A subsidiary of a body to which the Schedule to the Act relates, including a subsidiary of any such subsidiary.