Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected from those paying tax at the lower rate and those paying tax at the higher rate. [19431/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that on the basis of income tax returns for the income tax year 2009, the latest year for which the necessary detailed historical information is available, the breakdown of the total income tax liability between taxpayers at the lower and higher rates of tax for that year is 29% and 71% respectively. Further details are provided in Table IDS 17 of the Income Distribution chapter of the Revenue Statistical Report for 2010, which is available on the Revenue website.

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of revenue raised from income tax on those earning €100,000 or greater; what this is as a percentage of the total tax take for the State; and if he will provide same from those earning €80,000 and €60,000 respectively. [19432/12]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of revenue raised from income tax on those earning €40,000 or less in income tax and what this is as a percentage of the total tax take for the State. [19433/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together.

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the information requested, estimated by reference to the income tax year 2012, is set out in the following table.

Income Tax Post-Budget 2012 (Base year 2009)

Tax figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.

It should be noted that the income ranges shown in the above table relate to Gross Income as defined in Revenue Statistical Report 2010.

The figures are estimates from the Revenue tax-forecasting model using actual data for the year 2009 adjusted as necessary for income and employment trends for the year 2012. They are therefore provisional and likely to be revised.

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.