Payslip Explained

Your Personal Public Service Number (PPS Number) is a unique reference number that helps you access social welfare benefits, public services and information in Ireland. State agencies that use PPS Numbers to identify individuals include the Department of Social Protection, the Revenue Commissioners and the Health Service Executive (HSE)

More information is available on Citzens Information Website

This is the amount of tax paid by you to the Revenue. Please see a detailed explanation on PAYE on the Revenue website.

The Payroll Office have provided useful information on Tax and Revenue here

Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions go to the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) which helps pay for Social Welfare benefits and pensions. The PRSI contribution, normally payable by the employer and employee, is a percentage of the employee's reckonable earnings.

Please find more information about PRSI here

This is the amount of U.S.C. payable by you to the Revenue. Please see the Revenue Website for more information.

Additional Superannuation Contribution (ASC)

As of 1st Jan 2019, Additional superannuation contribution (ASC) has replaced PRD / Pension Levy.

Please see further information about ASC available on the payroll website here.

This is your pension contributions. Please review the Pensions Office website for any queries relating to this. If you do not find the answer to your query please email pensions@nuigalway.ie.

Please review the Pensions Office website for any queries relating to this. If you do not find the answer to your query please email pensions@nuigalway.ie.