asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the actual cost of administering the Health Insurance Department in each of the years 1929-30 to 1934-35, inclusive, and the total estimated cost for the present financial year; whether he will state in respect of these several years the number (a) indoor, and (b) outdoor officials attached to the Department distinguishing between the several grades and ranks, and whether he will indicate the saving effected in the cost of administration and the number of persons in each grade who became redundant in the year 1934-35, and the number likely to become redundant in the present year consequent on the unification of the several approved societies.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Health Insurance Department Costs.
The cost of administering the Health Insurance Department in each of the years 1929-30 to 1934-35 in as follows:—
|
£ |
|
|
1929-30 |
63,830 |
|
1930-31 |
61,427 |
|
1931-32 |
60,295 |
|
1932-33 |
68,367 |
|
1933-34 |
52,671 |
|
1934-35 |
52,639 |
The estimated cost for the present financial year is £55,354.
The number of officials authorised for the Department in each of the years 1929-30 to 1934-35 inclusive, was as follows:—
|
Indoor |
Outdoor |
TOTAL |
|
|
1929-30 |
155 |
61 |
216 |
|
1930-31 |
153 |
61 |
214 |
|
1931-32 |
129 |
63 |
192 |
|
1932-33 |
129 |
63 |
192 |
|
1933-34 |
127 |
63 |
190 |
|
1934-35 |
127 |
63 |
190 |
Particulars of the grades and ranks can be obtained from the official publications "Estimates for Public Services" for each year. As the process of unification of approved societies involved extra work for the Department, it was not possible to reduce the staff in 1934-35, and consequently the only saving that was effected in that year was a net sum of £655 due to recoupment by the Unified Society in respect of the services of two officials of the Department who acted as members of the Provisional Committee. It is not possible at this stage to give particulars of the number of staff likely to become redundant in the present financial year, as the full effect of the unification scheme will not be apparent before the end of the year, when it is expected that the winding-up of transactions in respect of the old approved societies will be completed.