47.— (1) The Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 is amended in Chapter 1 of Part 7 by inserting the following section after section 194:

“Early childcare supplement.

194A.— Early childcare supplement payable under Part 4A (inserted by the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 shall be exempt from income tax and shall not be reckoned in computing income for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts.”.

(2) This section comes into operation on 1 April 2006.