Social Insurance

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 September 2025

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Thursday, 25 September 2025

Questions (312)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

312. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of implementing a PRSI rebate of 2.25 percent on all weekly wages below €735 for PRSI class A only; assuming a 2.25 percent rebate for the weekly wage equivalent to the full-time weekly wage of minimum wage workers and the rebate tapering off until it is at 0% for employees on a weekly wage of €735; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51085/25]

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Minister for Social Protection

My Department does not have a costing available for the Deputy's proposal. Developing such a costing to a reasonable degree of accuracy would require a significant effort to collate the relevant data, much of which is not readily available. Accordingly, and given other service priorities, it is not possible to provide an accurate costing within the deadline for a Parliamentary Question.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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