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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 23 Mar 1995

Vol. 451 No. 1

Written Answers. - Social Welfare Payments.

Mary Harney

Question:

14 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of money paid by his Department in respect of administrative costs of supplementary welfare allowance in of each of the years 1992 to 1994 in respect of the Eastern Health Board, Southern Health Board, Western Health Board, South Eastern Health Board, Mid Western Health Board, North Western Health Board, North Eastern Health Board and the Midland Health Board. [6203/95]

The total amount paid by my Deparment to the eight health boards in respect of the administration of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme for years 1992, 1993 and 1994 was £11.5 million, £12.1 million and £12.7 million respectively. The breakdown of administration costs on a health board basis for the years in question is set out in a tabular statement which I will make available to the Deputies.

Breakdown of administration costs on a health board basis.

Health Board

1992

1993

1994

£m

£m

£m

Eastern

5.26

5.61

6.00

Southern

0.93

0.96

1.01

Western

1.15

1.15

1.11

South-Eastern

1.35

1.40

1.48

Mid-Western

0.98

0.96

1.03

North-Western

0.58

0.60

0.63

North-Eastern

0.74

0.76

0.81

Midland

0.52

0.66

0.62

Total

11.51

12.10

12.69

Rounded to

11.5

12.1

12.7

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