Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person's income from the Department of Social Protection, which is exempt from the universal social charge, counts towards the exemption limit of €10,036 per annum. [4796/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The position is that payments from the Department of Social Protection are exempt from the Universal Social Charge. The annual exemption threshold of €10,036 applies to income which is chargeable to the USC. Accordingly, payments from the Department of Social Protection are not included in the exemption limit of €10,036.