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Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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489. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of the tax relief for tuition fees for private colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18854/21]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The annual cost of tax relief on approved training courses or third level education fees for each of the years 2004 to 2018 (the latest available year) are set out in Revenue’s Cost of Tax Expenditures Publication, which is available on the Revenue website. This data is summarised as follows.

I am advised by Revenue that data in relation to private colleges are not separately available as the ownership status of a particular college is not captured as part of the claim for relief on a tax return.

Year Cost (€m)
2004 11.1
2005 14.3
2006 15.7
2007 18.1
2008 19.9
2009 20.6
2010 19.4
2011 14.5
2012 13.5
2013 12.5
2014 12.7
2015 12.9
2016 13.9
2017 15.2
2018 17.2

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