Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2024
219. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units who earn under €40,000 in the most recent year for which statistics are available; and if he will distinguish the number of them who have children; the number who claim as caring for a child alone; and the number who are assessed as married and jointly assessed. [4064/24]
View answerI am advised by Revenue that approximately 1.9 million taxpayer units earned less than €40,000 in 2021, the latest year for which fully analysed data are available.Of the 1.9 million taxpayer units, approximately 310,000 taxpayer units were recorded for tax purposes as married. The number of these who opted for joint assessment is not readily available in the data available for analysis. Furthermore, of the 1.9 million taxpayer units, 50,000 taxpayer units claimed the Single Person Child Carer Credit.I am further advised by Revenue that, apart from those availing of specific child related reliefs, it is not possible to accurately determine, from the available data, the number of taxpayer units with children in any particular cohort.
