Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 December 2014
58. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of commencement of employment notices that were issued by the Revenue Commissioners for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47622/14]
View answer59. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of commencement of employment notices that were issued by the Revenue Commissioners for the County Limerick area for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47623/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 59 together.
At the outset I should point out that the Revenue Commissioners do not issue commencement of employment notices. They do however issue a Tax Credit Certificate to an employer to facilitate the correct operation of PAYE and USC, where they have been notified of a new employment.
I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the number of employments with a commencement date within the respective years is set out in the following table. It should be noted that these figures do not equate to the number of new employees or the number of new employments created as the figures include the effects of employment churn and the fact that some employees hold multiple employments.
|
Year |
Totals |
Limerick |
|
2011 |
888,554 |
36,386 |
|
2012 |
908,453 |
36,155 |
|
2013 |
938,602 |
37,824 |
|
2014 to date |
767,408 |
30,711 |
The number of employments with a commencement date within the respective years for Limerick is based on taxpayers whose tax affairs are currently dealt with by the Limerick Revenue District, that is taxpayers who reside in Limerick City & County.
