asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total amount voted for and paid into the Social Insurance Fund in each of the financial years 1956-57 to 1965-66.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Insurance Fund.
24.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
|
Year |
Amount voted for the Social Insurance Fund |
Amount paid into the Social Insurance Fund |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1956-57 |
3,727,000 |
3,726,922 |
|
1957-58 |
4,527,000 |
4,526,655 |
|
1958-59 |
4,428,000 |
4,427,170 |
|
1959-60 |
4,372,000 |
3,964,681 |
|
1960-61 |
4,667,000 |
4,665,925 |
|
1961-62 |
6,358,000 |
6,348,412 |
|
1962-63 |
7,649,000 |
7,648,169 |
|
1963-64 |
8,895,000 |
8,894,054 |
|
1964-65 |
9,600,000 |
9,599,041 |
|
1965-66(estimated) |
11,061,000 |
11,061,000 |
25.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state in respect of the years 1952-53 to 1965-66 the total amount paid into the Socal Insurance Fund in respect of (a) employers' contributions and (b) employees' contributions.
The amounts are: (a) £60,411,823; and (b) £55,230,715.
26.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount paid out of the Social Insurance Fund in respect of (a) unemployment benefit, (b) sickness benefit, and (c) widows' and orphans' pensions in each of the financial years 1956-57 to 1965-66.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|
|
Year |
Unemployment Benefit |
Sickness Benefit |
Widows' and Orphans' Pensions |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1956-57 |
3,293,112 |
3,467,254 |
1,673,979 |
|
1957-58 |
3,323,061 |
4,042,075 |
1,867,922 |
|
1958-59 |
3,108,466 |
3,981,379 |
1,920,561 |
|
1959-60 |
2,900,072 |
3,975,133 |
1,970,369 |
|
1960-61 |
2,624,396 |
4,368,921 |
2,243,154 |
|
1961-62 |
2,863,012 |
4,964,834 |
3,226,610 |
|
1962-63 |
3,204,250 |
5,345,381 |
3,488,298 |
|
1963-64 |
3,784,309 |
6,775,780 |
4,166,376 |
|
1964-65(provisional) |
4,093,888 |
7,419,220 |
4,750,057 |
|
1965-66(estimated) |
4,530,000 |
7,975,000 |
5,244,000 |