I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that statistics are not recorded or processed in such a manner as would enable the precise information on the amounts of tax paid under the PAYE system by Deputies and Senators and the entire staff of Leinster House requested by the Deputy to be provided. The only relevant information available are the amounts of PAYE tax paid in respect of the income tax year 1993-94 and 1994-95 for all Members and staff combined of both Houses of the Oireachtas, excluding tax deducted from the Office holders salaries paid to Ministers and Ministers of State.
The amounts of PAYE tax paid are as follows: