Donal Carey
Ceist:117 Mr. Carey asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the amount of invisible earnings which his office has calculated to have been received from the UK social security budget for each of the years from 1987 to 1991.
Vol. 415 No. 1
117 Mr. Carey asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the amount of invisible earnings which his office has calculated to have been received from the UK social security budget for each of the years from 1987 to 1991.
The available information relates to payments to Irish residents from the UK social security budget, together with payments by the UK authorities under the regulations of the European Communities to the Irish authorities in respect of health services provided to UK travellers and pensioners in Ireland, net of similar payments by the Irish authorities to the UK authorities.
The figures for the years specified are as follows:
Year |
£million |
1987 |
114 |
1988 |
126 |
1989 |
148 |
1990 |
156 |
1991 |
173 (estimated) |