Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 16 Jun 1966

Vol. 223 No. 5

Written Answers. - Payments from Social Insurance Fund.

25.

Mr. T.J. Fitzpatrick

(Cavan) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state in respect of each of the years ended 31st March, 1959 to 1965, inclusive, the amounts paid from the Social Insurance Fund in respect of disability benefit for (1) married women over 18 years, dependent upon their husbands, (2) other women and men over 18 years, (3) persons under 18 years entitled to an increase for a dependant, (4) persons under 18 years not so entitled, (5) adult dependants, (6) first qualified child, (7) second qualified child, (8) third qualified child, (9) fourth qualified child, (10) fifth qualified child, (11) sixth qualified child, (12) seventh qualified child, (13) eighth qualified child, (14) ninth qualified child, and (15) other qualified children.

26.

Mr. T.J. Fitzpatrick

(Cavan) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state in respect of each of the years ended 31st March, 1959 to 1965, inclusive, the amounts paid from the Social Insurance Fund in respect of unemployment benefit for (1) married women over 18 dependent upon their husbands, (2) other women and men over 18 years, (3) persons under 18 years entitled to an increase for a dependant, (4) persons under 18 not so entitled, (5) adult dependants, (6) first qualified child, (7) second qualified child, (8) third qualified child, (9) fourth qualified child, (10) fifth qualified child, (11) sixth qualified child, (12) seventh qualified child, (13) eighth qualified child, (14) ninth qualified child, and (15) other qualified children.

27.

Mr. T.J. Fitzpatrick

(Cavan) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state in respect of each of the years ended 31st March, 1959 to 1965, inclusive, the amounts paid from the Social Insurance Fund in respect of contributory widows' pensions for (1) widows without children, (2) widows with a child or children, (3) increases in respect of first child, (4) increases in respect of second child, (5) increases in respect of third child, (6) increases in respect of fourth child, (7) increases in respect of fifth child, (8) increases in respect of sixth child, (9) increases in respect of seventh child, (10) increases in respect of eighth child, (11) increases in respect of ninth child and (12) increases in respect of other children.

28.

Mr. T.J. Fitzpatrick

(Cavan) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state in respect of each of the years ended 31st March, 1959 to 1965, inclusive, the amounts paid from the Social Insurance Fund in respect of contributory old age pensions (1) for pensioner at maximum rate, (2) for pensioner at lower rates, (3) for wife or invalid husband of pensioner at maximum rate, (4) for wife or invalid husband of pensioner at other rates, (5) in respect of first qualified child, (6) in respect of second qualified child and (7) in respect of other qualified children.

Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Boland)

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 25, 26, 27 and 28 together. A breakdown of expenditure under the headings in the questions is not available in my Department. It is not possible, therefore, to furnish information regarding benefit expenditure out of the Social Insurance Fund in the form requested.

Total expenditure on each benefit for the years in question is available in the published Accounts of the Social Insurance Fund.

29.

Mr. T.J. Fitzpatrick

(Cavan) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state in respect of each of the years ended 31st March, 1959 to 1965, inclusive, the amount paid from the Social Insurance Fund in respect of treatment benefit for (1) dental treatment and dentures, (2) spectacles and contact lenses, including any necessary eye examination and (3) hearing aids.

Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Boland)

The particulars are as follows:

AMOUNTS paid from the Social Insurance Fund in respect of Treatment Benefit in the years 1958-59 to 1964-65.

	(1)	(2)	(3)
Year ended 31st March	Dental treatment and dentures	Spectacles and contact lenses including any necessary eye examination	hearing aids
	£	£	£
1959	194,633	33,056	2,149
1960	211,052	34,753	2,739
1961	291,316	37,596	4,306
1962	374,271	40,251	4,265
1963	353,187	51,111	5,236
1964	399,886	55,780	4,061
1965	481,078	77,465	5,203

30.

Mr. T.J. Fitzpatrick

(Cavan) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state in respect of each of the years ended 31st March, 1959 to 1965, inclusive, the amounts paid from the Social Insurance Fund in respect of wet-time benefit to (1) skilled workers, (2) unskilled workers and (3) younger persons under eighteen years.

Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Boland)

Wet-time benefit is paid from the Supplementary Unemployment Fund and not from the Social Insurance Fund. The information regarding amounts paid in respect of the different classes of workers is as follows:

Year ended 31st March	Amount of wet-time benefit paid in respect of
skilled workers	unskilled workers	young persons*
	£	£	£
1959	50,660	58,546	3,615
1960	26,567	33,209	2,039
1961	42,575	50,903	3,025
1962	31,882	41,292	2,716
1963	43,479	56,590	3,901
1964	54,411	78,581	5,850
1965	38,420	83,066	1,945

* The age limit for young persons was lowered from 21 to 18 as from the 3rd August, 1963.