asked the Minister for Social Welfare if an invalidity pension has yet been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Benefit.
140.
The person concerned has been awarded Invalidity Pension from 17 December 1987. A pension order book payable from 3 March 1988 was issued to the designated post office of payment on 4 February 1988. Arrears in respect of the period from 17 December 1987 to 3 February 1988, less the amount of disability benefit paid during the period, will be paid by payable order within the next two weeks.
141.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be awarded an invalidity pension; and, if so, when.
Invalidity pension is payable to insured persons who satisfy the contribution conditions and who are permanently incapable of work.
Arrangments are being made to have the person concerned examined by a medical referee. His entitlement to invalidity pension will be reviewed in the light of the report of this examination.
142.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the yield in a complete year if the upper income limit for employers PRSI contribution was raised to £16,300, £17,300, £18,300, £19,300, £20,300, £21,300, £22,300, £24,300 and £25,300 or abolished altogether.
The estimated additional yield in the 1988/89 contribution year if the employers' element of the social insurance contribution was applied to income in excess of the ceiling of £16,200 would be:
|
New Ceiling |
Addittional Yield |
|
(£) |
£m |
|
16,300 |
1 |
|
17,300 |
9 |
|
18,300 |
16 |
|
19,300 |
21 |
|
20,300 |
26 |
|
21,300 |
30 |
|
22,300 |
33 |
|
23,300 |
36 |
|
24,300 |
39 |
|
25,300 |
40 |
|
No ceiling |
53 |
143.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the revenue loss which the State would suffer in a complete year if the first (a) £1,000, (b) £2,000 and (c) £3,000 of the employers PRSI contribution was ignored.
165.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give the cost for a full year of exempting the first (a) £1,000, (b) £2,000 and (c) £3,000 of income from employees' pay-related social insurance contribution for all employees.
It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 143 and 165 together.
The estimated revenue loss in the 1988-89 contribution year if part of the earnings of employees were exempted from the employers and employees elements of the social insurance contributions would be as follows:
|
Earnings |
Exemption of |
||
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|
|
Employees element |
Employers element |
Total contribution |
|
|
£m. |
£m. |
£m. |
|
|
First £1,000 |
41 |
84 |
125 |
|
First £2,000 |
77 |
160 |
237 |
|
First £3,000 |
110 |
229 |
339 |