asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state, under each heading, in respect of each of the insurance years 1943-44 and 1944-45: (a) the receipts into, and (b) the payments out of the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Insurance Fund.
As the accounts are kept on a monthly basis, figures are not available for the "insurance year" which begins on the first Monday in October of each year. I am circulating with the Official Report a statement showing the receipts into and the payments out of the Unemployment Fund for the years ending 30th September, 1944, and 30th September, 1945.
Following is the statement:—
RECEIPTS INTO AND PAYMENTS OUT OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND DURING THE YEARS ENDING 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1944 AND 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1945.
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YEAR ENDING 30TH SEPTEMBER |
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RECEIPTS: |
1944 |
1945 |
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|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
Contributions by Employers and Workpeople |
927,217 |
8 |
4 |
962,318 |
15 |
3 |
|
Contributions out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas |
264,345 |
13 |
7 |
274,058 |
13 |
2 |
|
Income from Investments |
— |
184 |
6 |
5 |
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|
Amounts recovered in respect of:— |
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|
(1) Benefit paid in error |
795 |
17 |
1 |
855 |
6 |
|
|
(2) Refunds by officials in respect of overpayments of Unemployment Benefit |
63 |
4 |
0 |
75 |
14 |
5 |
|
TOTAL RECEIPTS |
1,192,422 |
3 |
0 |
1,237,492 |
15 |
4 |
|
PAYMENTS: |
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|
Unemployment Benefit paid to Workpeople |
615,343 |
4 |
1 |
577,246 |
4 |
11 |
|
Unemployment Benefit paid to Workpeople in error |
1,199 |
0 |
10 |
1,249 |
6 |
1 |
|
Repayments to Associations in lieu of Unemployment Benefit |
18,338 |
1 |
5 |
11,364 |
9 |
2 |
|
Refunds to Employers and Workpeople of Contributions paid in error |
2,027 |
8 |
6 |
3,148 |
13 |
10 |
|
Grants for Travelling Expenses |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
|
Appropriations-in-Aid of Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance Vote in respect of cost of Administration |
178,430 |
9 |
11 |
184,982 |
0 |
3 |
|
Contribution to Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance Vote under Section 5 of the Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1938. |
300,000 |
0 |
0 |
300,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Interest on Advances from Central Fund |
117 |
3 |
6 |
— |
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TOTAL PAYMENTS |
1,115,456 |
9 |
9 |
1,077,991 |
0 |
4 |