Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 February 2013
94. Deputy Heather Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total amount of tax relief claimed countrywide under the charitable donations scheme for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9028/13]
View answerSection 848A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA) provides for a scheme of tax relief on donations to approved bodies. The list of approved bodies for the purposes of section 848A, which includes eligible charities, bodies approved for education in the arts and eligible primary, secondary and third level institutions, is available on the Revenue website at www.revenue.ie. The following table sets out the figures for refunds of tax made by Revenue to charities and other approved bodies in respect of donations by PAYE workers, self-employed individuals and corporate donors for the years in question.
|
Year |
Estimated Cost of Tax Relief €M |
|
2006 |
49.5 |
|
2007 |
47.6 |
|
2008 |
52.4 |
|
2009 |
54.1 |
|
2010 |
51.1 |
|
2011 |
26.3 (PAYE donors only) |
The figures for 2011 are only available at the current time in respect of PAYE donors.
