asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will furnish information on the insurability of part-time school bus drivers employed by CIE with particular reference to (a) the contribution payable (b) the benefit payable and (c) the approximate number of persons insured.
Written Answers. - School Bus Driver's Insurability.
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School bus drivers employed by CIE on a part-time basis to drive vehicles which are the property of the company are employed under a contract of service and their employments are insurable at the ordinary rate of contribution viz., at present £3.08 per week for a man, of which £1.72 is normally payable by the employer, and £2.96 per week for a woman, of which £1.67 is payable by the employer. These contributions are reckonable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Acts. It is understood that the number of persons so insured is approximately 750.