Ruairí Quinn
Ceist:357 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Health 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 a health employment levy on the income which she receives from her husband, notwithstanding the fact that the income had a health 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.