(Dublin Central) asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total amount of money paid out to date under the pay-related benefit scheme.
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Pay-Related Benefit Scheme.
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(Dublin Central) asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total amount of money collected to date since the introduction of the pay-related benefit scheme.
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asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of contributions paid by employers and employees towards the costs of pay-related benefits and the amount paid out in benefit during the period 1st April to 30th September 1974.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 10 and 11 together.
The total amount of contributions appropriate to the scheme of pay-related benefits received in the period from 1st April to 30th September 1974 is estimated at £5,189,000. The employers paid £3,459,000 and the employees paid £1,730,000. The amount paid out in benefit in the same period was £1,398,000.
The total amount of pay-related contributions received in the period up to December 1974 is estimated at £8,317,000. The total amount paid out under the scheme in that period, including administration expenses, was £2,943,000.
Question No. 12 postponed.