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Social Insurance.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 February 2010

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

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Lucinda Creighton

Question:

406 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the contributions raised in PRSI in each of the past five years in each of the PRSI classes and categories in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6703/10]

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An analysis of PRSI collected in each of the last five years under the general headings of employer, employee and self employed persons is set out in the following table:

PRSI Receipts

Year 2009 Provisional 11 months to 30/11/09

2008 Final

2007 Final

2006 Final

2005 Final

€ million

€ million

€ million

€ million

€ million

Employers

5,175

5,945

5,762

5,167

4,512

Employees

1,444

1,634

1,539

1,380

1,218

Self-employed

310

405

421

374

380

Total

6,929

7,984

7,722

6,921

6,110

The figures shown above are net of the health contribution and the training fund levy. A breakdown of social insurance by PRSI class is currently not available. It would require significant analytical work to establish with accuracy the amounts recorded under each class and category.

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