Written answers
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Department of Finance
Income Data
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the Revenue Commissioners data on the number of persons in each of the following income brackets, below €9,000, above €9,000 but below €12,000, above €12,000 but below €15,000, above €15,000 but below €20,000, above €20,000 but below €25,000, above €25,000 but below €30,000, above €30,000 but below €40,000, above €40,000 but below €50,000, above €50,000 but below €60,000, above €60,000 but below €70,000, above €70,000 but below €80,000, above €80,000 but below €100,000, above €100,000 but below €120,000, above €120,000 but below €150,000, above €150,000 but below €200,000 and above €200,000. [46711/14]
Michael Noonan (Minister, Department of Finance; Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the information requested, estimated by reference to the income tax year 2015, is set out in the following table.
All income earners for Income Tax Year 2015 (provisional)
| Range of Gross Income - € | Number of Income Earners |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9,000 | 368,585 |
| 9,001 to 12,000 | 107,297 |
| 12,001 to 15,000 | 116,836 |
| 15,001 to 20,000 | 213,112 |
| 20,001 to 25,000 | 216,626 |
| 25,001 to 30,000 | 201,085 |
| 30,001 to 40,000 | 324,506 |
| 40,001 to 50,000 | 229,709 |
| 50,001 to 60,000 | 157,805 |
| 60,001 to 70,000 | 107,045 |
| 70,001 to 80,000 | 77,378 |
| 80,001 to 100,000 | 91,301 |
| 100,001 to 120,000 | 47,956 |
| 120,001 to 150,000 | 34,809 |
| 150,001 to 200,000 | 22,512 |
| Over 200,001 | 24,642 |
| Total | 2,341,203 |
The Deputy may be interested to know that Revenue's statistics webpage contains, inter alia, detailed information on the distribution of income earners for previous years and this page will be updated in due course as more recent statistics become available.
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