Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2020-12-11
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Rónán Mullen (IND), National University of Ireland

Thank you, a Leas-Chathaoirligh.
I move on briefly to the successful applicants under the scheme. As I said, my issue with the operation of section 195 is that a number of people with high incomes are availing of the scheme. Revenue has published a list of those granted the exemption from 1998 onwards. You will be amazed by this a Leas-Chathaoirligh. One serving public officeholder with a salary in excess of €200,000 availed of the scheme. A former public officeholder with a pension of €138,000 availed of the scheme. Four separate exemptions were granted to serving Members of the Oireachtas, whose salaries were between €66,000 and €87,000 at the time they qualified.

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Sitting date: 2020-12-11