Michael Ferris
Ceist:146 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare the benefits insured in respect of each social insurance class.
Written Answers. - Social Insurance.
Michael Ferris
Ceist:149 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare (a) the employments and (b) the approximate number of employees in such employment covered by the following social insurance classes, (1) B, (2) C, (3) D, (4) G, (5) H and (6) L.
Michael Ferris
Ceist:150 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare (a) the number of employees covered by social insurance and (b) the number of employees covered by each class of social insurance in each of the years 1980 to 1990 inclusive.
It is proposed to take Questions No. 146, 149 and 150 together.
The benefits pertaining to each social insurance class are as follows:
Class A:
Unemployment Benefit
Maternity Benefit
Invalidity Pension
Contributory Orphan's Allowance
Retirement Benefit
Death Grant
Occupational Injuries Benefit
Disability Benefit
Pay Related Benefit
Contributory Widow's Pension
Deserted Wife's Benefit
Contributory Old Age Pension
Treatment Benefit
Class B:
Contributory Widow's Pension
Deserted Wife's Benefit
Contributory Orphan's Allowance
Occupational Injuries Benefit
Class C:
Contributory Widow's Pension
Deserted Wife's Benefit
Contributory Orphan's Allowance
Class D:
Contributory Widow's Pension
Deserted Wife's Benefit
Contributory Orphan's Allowance
Occupational Injuries Benefit
Class H:
Unemployment Benefit
Maternity Benefit
Invalidity Pension
Contributory Orphan's Allowance
Retirement Pension
Death Grant
Disability Benefit
Pay-Related Benefit
Contributory Widow's Pension
Deserted Wife's Benefit
Contributory Old Age Pension
Treatment Benefit
Class J:
Occupational Injuries Benefits
Class M:
Class M is used for people with nil contribution liability (e.g. employees under age 16). In certain circumstances Occupational Injuries Benefits may be payable.
Class S:
Contributory Widow's Pension
Contributory Old Age Pension
Contributory Orphan's Allowance
Details of Employment
Details of the employments and the numbers within each insurance Class referred to for the year 1988-89, which are the latest data available, are set out below.
|
Insurance Class |
Employments |
Numbers |
|
B |
Permanent and pensionable Civil Servants; Registered Doctors and Dentists employed in the Civil Service. |
26,800 |
|
C |
*Gardaí; Commissioned Army Officers; Permanent Members of the Army Nursing Service. |
12,700 |
|
D |
Permanent and pensionable employees in the public service, other than those covered by Classes B and C. |
125,200 |
|
H |
Non Commissioned Officers and enlisted personnel of the Defence Forces. |
12,200 |
Notes
* Gardaí are in Class B since 6-4-89 but are included under Class C in the above figures.
The PRSI Class G (which applied to Out-worker Male Weavers who are not employed under a contract of service) was abolished in 1991.
The PRSI Class L which formerly applied to Registered Doctors in the Civil Service was abolished in 1988.
The other statistical information requested by the Deputy, in so far as it is available, is given in the accompanying tables. Table 1 gives data from 1980 onwards. However details for each individual class are only available from 1985-87 onwards, and these are given in Table 2.
Table 1 — Number of Insured Persons and Benefits Covered 1980 to 1989.
|
Year ending 5 April |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
|
1. Insured for all benefits (Classes A, G, N) |
864,000 |
944,000 |
973,000 |
963,000 |
951,000 |
965,000 |
964,000 |
962,000 |
952,780 |
939,360 |
|
2. Insured for all benefits except Unemployment Benefit and all benefits except Unemployment Benefit and Occupational Injuries Benefits (Classes F, E) |
730 |
480 |
380 |
390 |
400 |
600 |
510 |
450 |
420 |
200 |
|
3. Insured for Maternity Benefit, Treatment Benefit and Widows and Orphans Pensions during service and all benefits on discharge (Class H) |
12,400 |
13,400 |
14,200 |
13,700 |
13,500 |
12,800 |
13,100 |
13,000 |
12,500 |
12,200 |
|
4. Insured for Widows and Orphans Pensions, Deserted Wife's Benefits and Occupational Injuries Benefits (Classes B, D) |
128,000 |
137,000 |
144,000 |
151,000 |
149,000 |
150,000 |
151,000 |
151,000 |
160,000 |
152,000 |
|
5. Insured for Widows and Orphans Pensions and Deserted Wife's Benefit (Class C) |
11,000 |
11,100 |
11,300 |
11,700 |
12,700 |
13,200 |
13,100 |
13,200 |
13,000 |
12,700 |
|
6. Insured for Occupational Injuries only (Classes J, L) |
17,400 |
21,000 |
24,600 |
30,600 |
41,700 |
49,400 |
55,100 |
64,700 |
64,500 |
63,500 |
|
7. Insured for no Social Welfare Benefits (Health Benefits only) (Class K) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
96,000 |
96,000 |
91,200 |
|
8. Insured for Occupational Injuries Benefits in certain circumstances (Class M) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
40,000 |
43,000 |
42,300 |
|
9. Voluntary Contributions: High Rate: Insured for Retirement, Old Age and Widows and Orphans Pensions, Deserted Wife's Benefit and Death Grant; Low Rate: Insured for Widows and Orphans Pensions and Deserted Wife's Benefit only; Special Rate: Insured for Retirement and Old Age Pensions and Death Grant. |
870 |
850 |
770 |
840 |
890 |
900 |
1,300 |
1,500 |
1,000 |
130 |
|
Total |
1,034,400 |
1,127,830 |
1,168,250 |
1,171,230 |
1,169,190 |
1,191,920 |
1,198,110 |
1,341,850 |
1,343,200 |
1,313,590 |
Table 2 — Number of Persons in Each Social Insurance Class, 1986-87, 1987-88 and 1988-89.
|
Number Insured |
||||
|
Insurance Class |
Insured For |
1986-87 |
1987-88(1) |
1988-89(1) |
|
A |
All Benefits(2) |
961,790 |
952,390 |
939,300 |
|
B |
Widows's and Orphans's Pensions, Deserted Wife's Benefit and limited Occupations Injuries Benefit |
30,200 |
30,000 |
26,800 |
|
C |
Widow's and Orphan's Pensions, and Deserted Wife's Benefit |
13,200 |
13,000 |
12,700 |
|
D |
Widow's and Orphan's Pensions, Deserted Wife's Benefit and Occupational Injuries Benefit |
120,800 |
130,000 |
125,200 |
|
E |
All benefits except Unemployment Benefit, Occupational Injuries and Pay-Related Benefit |
370 |
340 |
180 |
|
F |
All benefits except Unemployment Benefit and Pay-Related Benefit |
80 |
80 |
20 |
|
G |
All benefits except Occupational Injuries Benefits |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
H |
Maternity Benefit, Treatment Benefit and Widow's and Orphan's Pensions during service and all benefits on discharge |
13,000 |
12,500 |
12,200 |
|
J |
Occupational Injuries Benefits only(3) |
64,700 |
64,500 |
63,500 |
|
K |
No Social Welfare benefits (Health Benefits only) |
96,000 |
96,000 |
91,200 |
|
M |
Occupational Injuries Benefit in certain circumstances |
40,000 |
43,000 |
42,300 |
|
N |
All benefits |
200 |
380 |
60 |
|
Voluntary Contributors |
High Rate: Retirement, Old Age and Widow's and Orphan's Pensions, Deserted Wife Benefit and Death Grant. |
1,500 |
1,000 |
130 |
|
Low Rate: Widow's and Orphan's Pensions and Death Grant |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Total insured population |
1,341,850 |
1,343,200 |
1,331,590 |
1 Provisional.
2 Includes insured persons with credited contributions only.
3 Class J includes FAS and other trainees.
Source: Department of Social Welfare Statistical Reports.
Michael Ferris
Ceist:147 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total amount contributed by (a) employers and (b) employees to the social insurance fund for each of the years from 1980 to 1990 and the estimated figure for 1991 broken down by each social insurance class.
The total amounts contributed by (a) employers and (b) employees for the years 1980 to 1990 and the estimated figures for 1991 are below. The Occupational Injuries Fund and the Redundancy and Employers Insolvency Fund were amalgamated with the Social Insurance Fund on 1 May 1990, but employer contributions to these funds for all years have been included for ease of comparison.
Contributions were also received from the self-employed from 1988 onwards. These are not included in the figures provided.
|
Year |
Employers |
Employees |
Total |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
1980 |
298 |
111 |
409 |
|
1981 |
367 |
136 |
503 |
|
1982 |
468 |
204 |
672 |
|
1983 |
529 |
246 |
775 |
|
1984 |
594 |
270 |
864 |
|
1985 |
636 |
285 |
921 |
|
1986 |
668 |
294 |
962 |
|
1987 |
696 |
307 |
1,003 |
|
1988 |
745 |
326 |
1,071 |
|
1989 |
783 |
343 |
1,126 |
|
1990 (prov.) |
860 |
368 |
1,228 |
|
1991 (est.) |
920 |
397 |
1,317 |
Breakdowns, for all years, by each social insurance class are not available. It is extimated that the 1991 contributions will be as follows:
|
Employers |
Employees |
Total |
|
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Classes A, H, J & N |
861 |
374 |
1,235 |
|
Classes B, C & D |
59 |
23 |
82 |
|
Totals |
920 |
397 |
1,317 |
Michael Ferris
Ceist:148 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount expended from the social insurance fund on each category of social insurance payment in the years from 1980 to 1990 and the estimated figure for 1991.
The following tables give social insurance expenditure broken down by category of payment in the years 1980 to 1990 and the estimated figures for 1991. The Occupational Injuries Fund and the Redundancy and Employers Insolvency Fund were amalgamated with the Social Insurance Fund on 1 May 1990, but expenditure under these funds for all years has been included in the tables, for ease of comparison.
A breakdown of expenditure by social insurance class is not available.
Social Insurance Fund Expenditure by Benefit Type
1980 to 1985
|
Benefits |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Disability Benefit |
97.7 |
116.0 |
147.6 |
164.7 |
183.5 |
211.3 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
23.3 |
33.7 |
47.3 |
56.0 |
64.6 |
71.2 |
|
Maternity Allowance (a) |
4.3 |
5.8 |
7.4 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
9.6 |
|
Maternity Grant |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
|
Treatment Benefits |
5.7 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
11.3 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
|
Old Age (Con.) Pension |
106.0 |
137.9 |
180.9 |
204.9 |
225.6 |
239.8 |
|
Retirement Pension |
47.0 |
59.6 |
78.4 |
89.0 |
100.8 |
111.8 |
|
Unemployment Benefit |
70.5 |
113.4 |
165.5 |
216.3 |
219.5 |
235.2 |
|
Widows (Con.) Pension |
86.2 |
111.3 |
144.9 |
165.5 |
183.4 |
197.4 |
|
Orphans (Con.) Allowance |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
5.4 |
6.8 |
9.1 |
11.3 |
14.8 |
18.1 |
|
Death Grants |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
|
Pay-Related Benefits (a) |
37.7 |
58.5 |
77.8 |
75.4 |
64.2 |
69.1 |
|
Occupational Injuries Benefits (b) |
10.4 |
12.4 |
17.3 |
20.5 |
23.2 |
24.3 |
|
Redundancy and Insolvency Payments (c) |
5.2 |
7.3 |
11.9 |
17.6 |
24.5 |
27.0 |
|
Totals |
501.0 |
671.8 |
898.9 |
1,043.1 |
1,127.9 |
1,203.9 |
Notes:
(a) Pay-Related Benefit payable with Maternity Allowance was amalgamated with the flat-rate Maternity Allowance from 1 April 1986.
(b) The Occupational Injuries Fund was amalgamated with the Social Insurance Fund on 1 May 1990.
(c) The Redundancy and Employers Insolvency Fund was amalgamated with the Social Insurance Fund on 1 May 1990. The Insolvency Payments was introduced in 1985.
Social Insurance Fund Expenditure by Benefit Type
1986 to 1991 (est.)
|
Benefits |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990(prov.) |
1991 (est.) |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Disability Benefit |
223.8 |
218.0 |
200.1 |
181.7 |
175.7 |
179.9 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
86.2 |
95.9 |
103.2 |
109.9 |
121.9 |
135.5 |
|
Maternity Allowance (a) |
17.2 |
20.0 |
18.1 |
18.7 |
20.8 |
21.2 |
|
Maternity Grant |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Treatment Benefits |
15.1 |
15.2 |
16.4 |
14.7 |
14.1 |
16.0 |
|
Old Age (Con.) Pension |
251.1 |
265.2 |
272.1 |
280.6 |
290.4 |
298.8 |
|
Retirement Pension |
123.4 |
134.2 |
145.1 |
158.4 |
174.5 |
189.8 |
|
Unemployment Benefit |
237.1 |
234.5 |
215.2 |
186.3 |
172.2 |
168.1 |
|
Widows (Con.) Pension |
210.7 |
223.4 |
231.8 |
241.2 |
253.0 |
263.6 |
|
Orphans (Con.) Allowance |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
23.4 |
28.0 |
34.0 |
39.3 |
45.2 |
50.7 |
|
Death Grants |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
|
Pay-Related Benefits (a) |
59.2 |
47.5 |
29.3 |
22.9 |
19.8 |
19.7 |
|
Occupational Injuries Benefits (b) |
25.7 |
30.1 |
29.5 |
31.5 |
34.2 |
35.7 |
|
Redundancy and Insolvency Payments (c) |
26.3 |
25.1 |
25.7 |
19.3 |
15.5 |
18.0 |
|
Totals |
1,301.4 |
1,339.2 |
1,322.7 |
1,306.7 |
1,339.5 |
1,399.3 |
Notes:
(a) Pay-Related Benefit payable with Maternity Allowance was amalgamated with the flat-rate Maternity Allowance from 1 April 1986.
(b) The Occupational Injuries Fund was amalgamated with the Social Insurance Fund on 1 May 1990.
(c) The Redundancy and Employers Insolvency Fund was amalgamated with the Social Insurance Fund on 1 May 1990. The Insolvency Payments was introduced in 1985.