Is a spouse's PAYE tax credit valid if no PAYE income?

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Married couple (not me!) jointly assessed.

Tax Credit Cert (TCC) issued for 2012.

As employees, husband and wife each have the €1,650 PAYE Tax Credit on their TCC's.

However, wife although listed as an employee in a firm didn't actually work or earn any PAYE income in 2012.

Is her €1,650 PAYE tax credit valid from a tax computation viewpoint?

It is on the 2012 TCC and would give rise to a tax refund if it was used in a balancing statement for 2012.
 
It's valid insofar as it is available to be used against her PAYE income, but if she didnt have PAYE income it remains unused.
 
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