Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance when an outstanding VAT refund payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for delay in payment which is ongoing since 2008 in view of the fact all necessary documentation has been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34466/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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This is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners. I am informed by Revenue that the VAT claims for 2008 were only submitted on 18 May 2010 and that since then correspondence and meetings have been ongoing with the taxpayer and his agent with a view to agreeing the VAT position for 2008. The last submission received from the agent on 8 November 2011 contained new material and a reply issued on 10 November 2011 requesting supporting documentation. It is hoped that the claims for 2008 can be finalised on receipt of the documentation requested.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide up to date information on the number of high-income Irish tax exiles, that is, Irish citizens with an annual income greater than €1 million arising mostly from Irish business operations who were domiciled abroad in the most recent full tax year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34488/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the only data available in relation to the taxable income of non-residents comes from income tax returns filed in Ireland by those non-resident individuals who have Irish-source income or income derived from working in Ireland. The available data does not distinguish between citizens and non-citizens. The most recent tax year for which figures are available is 2009. There were six non-resident individuals who had taxable income of greater than €1million in their Irish income tax returns for 2009. Data is not available for 2010 as the final filing date for submission of the 2010 income tax returns is 16 November 2011 where an individual elects to file and pay using Revenue's On-line Service. The 2011 tax returns are not due to be filed until the fourth quarter of 2012.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the most recent information available to him from the Revenue Commissioners on the number of Irish citizens whose annual income exceeds €1 million; if he will give further details of the most recent information on the number of Irish citizens whose combined assets exceed €5 million in net worth; the total amount of income tax paid by these groups in 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34489/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that they do not maintain data in relation to the wealth of Irish citizens. However, for the tax year 2008, the number of income earners whose annual gross income exceeded €1 million was 1,040 and the total amount of income tax paid by them was €603 million. For the tax year 2009, the latest year for which the necessary detailed data is available, the number of income earners whose annual gross income exceeded €1 million was 620 and the total amount of income tax paid by them was €533 million. Income data is not yet available for 2010 as the final filing date for submission of the 2010 Income Tax return is 16 November 2011 where an individual elects to file and pay using Revenue's On-line Service. The 2011 Income Tax returns are not due to be filed until the fourth quarter of 2012. It 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.