asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of voluntary contributors immediately before the compulsory limit was raised to £1,200 a year; and the number of voluntary contributors following such increase.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Voluntary Insurance Contributions.
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The number of voluntary contributors prior to 6th September, 1965, the date on which the remuneration limit for insurance was raised to £1,200 a year was 10,819 comprising 9,678 men and 1,141 women. At present, the number of voluntary contributors is 6,190, comprising 5,700 men and 490 women.