asked the Minister for Social Welfare the weekly cost in each category of (a) full male and female ordinary, (b) agricultural, and (c) female, domestic; and (d) limited beneficiary and voluntary contributor insurance contributions to (1) employer and (2) employee, at present.
Written Answers. - Insurance Contributions.
472.
The answer is as follows:
|
Employer |
Employee |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
(a) Ordinary Rate |
||
|
(i) Male |
5.26 |
3.42 |
|
(ii) Female |
5.21 |
3.35 |
|
(b) Agricultural Rate |
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|
(i) Male |
5.12 |
2.80 |
|
(ii) Female |
5.07 |
2.65 |
|
(c) Female Domestic Rate |
5.49 |
2.84 |
|
(d) Limited Beneficiary |
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|
(i) Male |
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|
Outworkers (except male weavers) or persons engaged part-time in share-fishing under a contract of service |
3.95 |
2.64 |
|
Outworker male weavers not under a contract of service |
4.82 |
3.29 |
|
Outworkers (except male weavers) or part-time share fishermen, not under a contract of service or certain Minister of Religion |
3.76 |
2.64 |
|
Soldiers |
4.80 |
3.20 |
|
Permanent and pensionable civil servants |
0.98 |
1.04 |
|
Gardaí and commissioned Army Officers |
0.92 |
1.04 |
|
Certain other permanent and pensionable employees in the public service |
1.11 |
1.04 |
|
Persons (e.g. those aged 66 and over) insurable for occupational injuries benefit only |
0.19 |
0.50 |
|
(ii) Female |
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|
Outworkers under a contract service |
3.92 |
2.64 |
|
Outworkers not under a contract service |
3.76 |
2.64 |
|
Permanent and pensionable Civil servants |
0.98 |
0.50 |
|
Ban-Ghardaí and permanent members of the Army Nursing Service |
0.92 |
0.50 |
|
Certain other permanent and pensionable employees in public service |
1.08 |
0.50 |
|
Persons (e.g. those aged 66 or over) insurable for occupational injuries benefit only |
0.16 |
0.50 |
|
(e) Voluntary Contributor Rates |
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|
(Payable by insured person) |
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|
(i) Insured for retirement, contributory old age and widow's and orphan's pensions, deserted wife's benefit, and death grant |
4.26 |
|
|
(ii) Insured for widow's and orphan's pensions, and deserted wife's benefit. |
1.96 |
|
|
(iii) Insured for retirement and contributory old age pensions and death grant. |
2.30 |
473.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of insured voluntary contributors in each category, and the total amount contributed by them for the last period for which figures are available.
The number of insured voluntary contributions in each of the three categories and the amounts contributed by them are as follows:
|
Category |
No. |
Total amount contributed in 1977 |
|
Insured for retirement, contributory old age and widows' and orphans' pensions, deserted wife's benefit and death grant |
850 |
£168,329 |
|
Insured for contributory widows' and orphans' pensions and deserted wife's benefit |
120 |
£8,498 |
|
Insured for retirement, contributory old age pensions and death grant |
85 |
£4,984 |
474.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of insured persons entitled to limited benefit only, and the total amount contributed by them, for the last period for which figures are available.
The number of insured persons entitled to limited benefit only, was 153,250. The total amount contributed in 1977 to the social insurance fund was £12,797,000 and to the occupational injuries fund £465,000 in respect of persons other than those insured for all benefits.
475.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of (a) male and female ordinary, (b) agricultural, (c) female, domestic contributors; and the total amounts contributed in respect of each category, to (i) the social insurance, (ii) the health insurance, and (iii) the occupational injuries, funds; for the last period for which figures are available.
The number of insured persons who pay the ordinary, agricultural and female domestic rates of social insurance contributions is as follows:
Ordinary Rate: (i) Male, 519,000 (ii) Female 270,000.
Agricultural Rate, 25,500.
Female Domestic Rate, 6,500.
The amounts contributed in respect of each category in 1977 are as follows:—
|
Ordinary Rate |
Social Insurance Fund |
Occupational Injuries Fund |
Health Insurance |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
(i) Male |
112,872,000 |
2,689,000 |
6,085,000 |
|
(ii) Female |
55,234,000 |
1,097,000 |
2,623,000 |
|
Agricultural Rate |
5,758,000 |
139,000 |
Nil |
|
Female Domestic Rate |
1,792,000 |
32,000 |
Nil |