asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state what were (a) the receipts, and (b) the disbursements under each heading of the Unemployment Insurance Fund in the last insurance year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment Insurance Fund.
As the accounts are kept on a monthly basis, figures are not available for the insurance year which commences on the first Monday in October each year. I am circulating with the Official Report a statement showing the receipts into and payments out of the Unemployment Fund for the year from 1st October, 1936, to 30th September, 1937.
RECEIPTS into and Payments out of the Unemployment Fund during the twelve months ended 30th September, 1937:
RECEIPTS.
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
Contributions by Employers and Work-people |
958,143 |
6 |
6 |
|
Contributions out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas |
273,664 |
7 |
11 |
|
Amounts recovered in respect of: |
|||
|
(1) Benefit paid in error |
829 |
14 |
6 |
|
(2) Refunds by Officials in respect of Overpayments of Unemployment Benefit |
21 |
18 |
4 |
PAYMENTS.
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
Unemployment Benefit paid to Work-people |
560,024 |
7 |
3 |
|
Unemployment Benefit paid to Work-people in error |
2,386 |
10 |
6 |
|
Payments to Associations in lieu of Unemployment Benefit |
12,889 |
17 |
4 |
|
Refunds to Employers and Workpeople of contributions paid in error |
850 |
0 |
9 |
|
Grants for Travelling Expenses |
30 |
10 |
7 |
|
Appropriations in Aid of Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance Vote in respect of cost of Administration |
184,681 |
0 |
10 |
|
Interest on Advances from Central Fund |
6,018 |
13 |
9 |
|
Contribution to Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance |
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|
Vote under Section 25 of the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933 |
250,000 |
0 |
0 |