asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of workers in each of the last five years who received wet-time benefit; the average number of hours per worker in each year in respect of which benefit was paid; and the total annual cost thereof.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Wet Time Benefit.
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The information sought in the first and second parts of the question is not available. The reply to the third part takes the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Year ended 31st December |
Amount of “wet-time” benefit repaid to employers |
|
£ |
|
|
1961 |
66,582 |
|
1962 |
92,887 |
|
1963 |
155,976 |
|
1964 |
114,366 |
|
1965 |
162,489 |
NOTE: Rates of benefit were increased in August, 1963.