Tax Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2015

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Ceisteanna (66)

Seamus Healy

Ceist:

66. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Finance the number of workers in the construction sector that were taxed on a pay as you earn basis in each year since 2008; the total revenue earned by these workers in each of these years; the total amount of tax, universal social charge and employee's pay related social insurance paid by these workers in each of these years; the total amount of employer's pay related social insurance paid in respect of these workers in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7544/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Finance

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the PAYE Income Tax and Universal Social Charge (USC) paid in respect of employees in the construction sector, as well as the numbers of employments for such workers, for the period 2008 to 2013 (the latest year for which figures are available), is shown in the Table. It should be noted that an individual PAYE employee may have one or more employments in a year. The number of individual PAYE employees in the construction sector for the same period is also shown in the table.

Year	PAYE Income Tax & USC €m	Number of Employments	Number of Employees
2008	714	251,244	149,938
2009	468	170,739	98,240
2010	289	132,144	77,789
2011	349	117,012	64,513
2012	355	107,992	52,011
2013	367	110,675	64,999

It is not possible to furnish the breakdown between Income Tax and USC. A breakdown of PRSI for the construction sector is not readily available to Revenue for the periods in question.