(An Clár) asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state (a) how many Approved Societies under the National Health Insurance Acts are administering the National Health Insurance Acts in the Saorstát; (b) what is the total number of insured people in these societies; (c) what is the total amount of insurance benefits paid during the latest year for which information is available by these societies under the heading—Sickness, Disablement, Maternity, and additional; (d) what is the total amount in administration paid to the Approved Societies; (e) what was the number of people insured in the D.C. Fund up to the date of its abolition; (f) what was the total amount of benefits paid out of this fund for the latest year for which information is available; (g) what was the total amount of administration expenses for the D.C. Fund for the latest year for which information is available; (h) what is the total amount of deficit in the administration funds of the Approved Societies; (i) how many Approved Societies struck levies to meet that deficit, and what was the highest levy per insured member struck; (j) what is the total amount of money invested by the National Health Insurance Commission for the Approved Societies, and in what security is it invested; (k) how many Societies are giving additional benefits to their members.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Approved Societies in the Saorstát.
The replies are as follows:—
(a) 65, of which one society is a society with 19 branches.
(b) At 31st December, 1928, the latest date at which accurate figures are available, 399,967.
(c) In the year ended 31st December, 1928:
|
£ |
|
|
Sickness |
292,936 |
|
Disablement |
261,801 |
|
Maternity |
53,314 |
|
Additional Benefits |
34,037 |
|
Total |
£642,088 |
(d) In the year ended 31st December, 1928, for administration, £100,237.
(e) 127,000.
N.B.—The number of established deposit contributors with accounts open in the fund at the same date was 3,031.
(f) In the year ended 31st December, 1929, £2,140.
(g) For the year 1929, approximately, £2,050.
(h) At the 31st December, 1928, £774.
(i) No levies were struck.
(j) The Commissioners hold investments for approved societies under Section 56 (3) of the National Insurance Act, 1911, to the nominal value of £698,242 0s. 6d. The investments are in Trustee Securities.
(k) 55. The number of branches giving additional benefits is 19.