Ruairí Quinn
Ceist:228 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Labour if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly which exists in relation to persons who have a legal separation and where an agreement by the husband to support his wife is based on a portion of his income being paid directly to her, the wife is then required to pay an employment levy on the income which she receives from her husband, notwithstanding the fact that the income had an employment levy already deducted from it; his views on whether the above situation represents double taxation; the steps he proposes to take to remove the injustice of this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
