asked the Minister for Social Welfare the approximate number of agricultural social insurance stamps sold in each of the past three years; and reckoning each stamps as a week of employment, the estimated number of man-years of employment represented by the sale of social insurance stamps in each year.
Written Answers. - Social Insurance Stamps.
350.
The information requested is as follows:—
|
Year ended 31st December |
Number of agricultural social insurance stamps sold |
Estimated number of man-years on the basis that each stamp represents one week of employment |
|
1972 |
1,383,106 |
26,598 |
|
1973 |
1,247,139 |
23,531* |
|
1974 |
1,208,073 |
23,232 |
* The number of stamps sold is divided by 53 as there were 53 weeks in the 1973 contribution year.