Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 May 2018
437. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the administrative cost of means testing each social welfare payment that is subject to means testing in 2016 and 2017; the cost of administering all non means tested social welfare payments in 2016 and 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19117/18]
View answerMy Department's administration expenditure is split between Vote (means tested schemes) and Social Insurance Fund (non-means tested schemes). Details of the total administration expenditure for 2016 and 2017 are outlined in the following table. These costs also include services provided for and charged to my Department by other Departments and Agencies.
|
Administration Category |
2016 |
2017 (Provisional Figures) |
|
Vote 37 |
€309,088,000 |
€343,666,000 |
|
Social Insurance Fund |
€272,632,000 |
€274,014,000 |
|
€581,720,000 |
€617,680,000 |
