Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 20 Nov 2001

Vol. 544 No. 3

Written Answers. - PRSI Contributions.

Paul McGrath

Question:

270 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayers who availed of the PRSI holiday in each of the past five years; and the estimated numbers who will have a similar break in PRSI payments in this tax year. [28773/01]

Minister for Finance (Mr. McCreevy):

I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the number of individual employees with reckonable income in excess of the PRSI contribution ceiling for each income tax year from 1996-97 to 2000-01, is as follows:

Year	Numbers
1996/97	216,900
1997/98	258,700
1998/99	290,200
1999/00	302,600
2000/01	332,800
2001*	303,900

*A full (12 month) year based on projected 2001 incomes.

The Deputy will note that the figures in the above table have been revised since he last asked a similar question in February 2001. Figures for 1999-2000 and later years are provisional and subject to revision.