Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the top ten corporation tax payers in here in the last full accounting year; the amount they paid in corporation tax collectively and individually; what those companies collective and individual profits were in the relevant year answered; if he will provide an estimate of what they received in tax reliefs collectively and individually, with a breakdown of the tax reliefs. [48000/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that for reasons of taxpayer confidentiality and the possibility that this information could be used to identify the corporations concerned, they are not in a position to provide the information on an individual basis as sought by the Deputy. The collective figures for profits and tax reliefs claimed as requested by the Deputy will be examined to see if these figures can be released on a collective basis without compromising taxpayer confidentially. However, it was not possible to complete this examination within the timeframe available.
As respects corporation tax payments, the latest information available relates to accounting periods ending in 2010 when the corporation tax paid by the top ten companies totalled €1.126 billion.
