asked the Minister for Social Welfare the expenditure of social welfare as a percentage of current Government expenditure for each year from 1976 to date.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Expenditure.
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Social Welfare expenditure expressed as a percentage of current Government expenditure in the years in question is as follows: 1976, 26.9 per cent; 1977, 26.5 per cent; 1978, 24.5 per cent; 1979 (estimated), 25.1 per cent.