asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of social welfare expenditure for each year from 1975 to 1978 (estimated) as a percentage of total expenditure.
Written Answers . - Social Welfare Expenditure .
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: Total social welfare expenditure expressed as a percentage of total Government expenditure in the years in question was as follows:—
|
1975 |
— |
20.3 per cent |
|
1976 |
— |
20.2 per cent |
|
1977 |
— |
19.7 per cent |
|
1978 |
— |
19.0 per cent |
(estimated)