I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the most recent basic data available on the incomes of income earners aged 65 and over from which information of the type requested by the Deputy could be derived are in respect of the income tax year 2010.
Income Earners Aged 65 or over — Distribution of 2010 gross incomes
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Range of gross Income
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Number of cases in range
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Total Gross Income €
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Employment Income* €
|
Social Welfare pensions €
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Income from other sources
|
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0-10,000
|
25,262
|
104,680,175
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86,114,269
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10,503,377
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8,062,528
|
|
10,000-12,000
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7,308
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81,413,896
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31,151,383
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45,370,929
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4,891,583
|
|
12,000-15,000
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16,582
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223,922,244
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71,031,883
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142,023,654
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10,866,707
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|
15,000-17,000
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9,842
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157,341,738
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63,249,828
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83,572,743
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10,519,167
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17,000-20,000
|
14,834
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275,310,905
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117,080,773
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136,110,631
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22,119,501
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|
20,000-25,000
|
26,743
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601,206,889
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248,582,804
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309,169,693
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43,454,393
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|
25,000-27,000
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9,750
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253,259,160
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117,175,867
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116,601,302
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19,481,991
|
|
27,000-30,000
|
12,887
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367,127,427
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186,415,485
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149,867,842
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30,844,099
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|
30,000-35,000
|
18,489
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599,417,898
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337,696,666
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207,644,974
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54,076,258
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|
35,000-40,000
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15,820
|
592,543,750
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356,010,457
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180,780,408
|
55,752,885
|
|
40,000-50,000
|
21,793
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971,399,000
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625,178,352
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253,389,123
|
92,831,526
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|
50,000-60,000
|
13,109
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715,250,054
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487,498,392
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149,392,592
|
78,359,070
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|
60,000-75,000
|
11,065
|
738,094,226
|
521,743,820
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122,617,066
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93,733,340
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|
75,000-100,000
|
7,977
|
680,107,680
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489,262,800
|
83,309,062
|
107,535,818
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|
100,000-150,000
|
4,645
|
554,775,505
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385,391,044
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47,622,702
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121,761,760
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|
150,000-200,000
|
1,564
|
268,325,577
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174,255,740
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14,987,196
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79,082,641
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|
200,000-275,000
|
925
|
216,316,703
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137,580,496
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8,961,583
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69,774,624
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Over 275,000
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1,085
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680,657,847
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357,548,566
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9,761,048
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313,348,233
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Totals
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219,680
|
8,081,150,674
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4,792,968,625
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2,071,685,925
|
1,216,496,124
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*Income from Employees and Self-employed.
While social welfare pensions can be separately identified from other sources of income in Revenue statistics it is not possible to do so in respect of income from private pensions. Consequently income from private pensions cannot be presented separately in the table.
The figures in the table are based on details from tax returns on record at the time the data were compiled for analytical purposes. This was generally based on coverage levels representing in or about 90% of all returns expected.
It should be noted that the income ranges shown in the above table relate to Gross Income as defined in Revenue Statistical Report 2010. A married couple that have elected or have been deemed to have elected for joint assessment is counted as one taxpayer.
