asked the Taoiseach the percentage of GNP devoted to social welfare service in each of the three years 1977, 1978 and 1979 with information for the most recent years.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Service.
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Total public expenditure, as compiled for national accounts, on social welfare service, expressed as a percentage of gross national product at current market prices, was 10.2 per cent in 1977 and 9.8 per cent in 1978. Corresponding information is not yet available for 1979.