Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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74. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons affected by the change to the single parent tax credit by county. [47809/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that based on the most up to date data it is estimated that up to 15,400 individuals may be affected by the restriction of the restructured credit to the principal carer. However, ultimately it will depend on the circumstances of each individual carer and the allocation of childcare responsibilities, which is primarily for parents to agree.

I am also informed by the Revenue Commissioners that, as the individuals who are likely to be affected by the Budget changes are not specifically identifiable on Revenue tax records, the statistical basis for measuring the impact of the changes was an estimate of aggregated numbers, which are not geographically identified. Accordingly, there is no basis on which a distribution of these individuals by county could be compiled.