Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 25 Jan 1995

Vol. 448 No. 1

Written Answers. - Social Insurance Fund.

Noel Dempsey

Ceist:

89 Mr. N. Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total amount paid in to the PRSI scheme by employers; the total amount paid in to the PRSI scheme by employees; and the total amounts paid out under the various schemes covered by PRSI for the years 1990 to 1994. [1621/95]

Minister for Social Welfare (Proinsias De Rossa)

The amount paid into the Social Insurance Fund by employers, employees and the self-employed for the years 1990 to 1994 is set out in Table A.

The amount paid out of the social insurance fund under each of its schemes for the years 1990 to 1994 is set out in the following Table B.

Table A

Contributions to the Social Insurance Fund

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994*
	£000	£000	£000	£000	£000
Employers	839,469(a)	929,551	1,002,512	1,088,711	1,122,000
Employees	367,992	397,218	411,527	446,281	470,000
Self Employed	52,379	57,882	70,614	73,104	90,000
Total	1,259,840	1,384,651	1,484,653	1,608,096	1,682,000

*Figures for 1994 are provisional.

(a)In accordance with Part VI of the Social Welfare Act, 1990, the Occupational Injuries Fund and the Redundancy and Employers' Insolvency Fund were absorbed into the Social Insurance Fund with effect from 1 May 1990. The 1990 employer figures include contributions in respect of Occupational Injuries and Redundancy/Insolvency for the eight month period, May to December 1990.

Table B

Payments from the Social Insurance Fund

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994*
	£000	£000	£000	£000	£000
Old Age (Contributory) Pension	290,409	297,537	311,744	312,204	315,800
Retirement Pension	174,461	196,442	217,832	234,100	256,500
Disability Benefit	175,691	172,985	172,917	166,990	165,500
Pay-Related Benefit with:— Disability/OIB	7,812	7,742	5,498	747	30
— Unemployment Benefit	11,981	14,760	18,665	19,396	16,200
Invalidity Pension	121,885	134,001	144,647	157,302	171,700
Occupational Injuries Benefits (1)	22,889	37,002	36,052	36,748	38,400
Unemployment Benefit	172,211	213,291	242,380	240,058	216,800
Widow's, Orphan's, Survivors (2)	254,324	267,362	283,868	294,065	308,300
Deserted Wife's Benefit	45,248	51,480	58,136	61,672	66,300
Maternity Benefit	20,825	22,702	21,957	22,206	24,400
Treatment Benefit	14,090	15,647	17,886	22,643	23,770
Death Grant	917	903	905	956	1,000
Redundancy & Insolvency Payments (1)	12,142	16,811	19,364	22,329*	19,400
Equal Treatment Regulatory Payments	—	—	10,493	21,945	600
Administration Expenses	77,651	84,546	93,780	101,257	106,300
Total	1,402,537	1,533,211	1,656,124	1,714,618	1,731,000

*Figures are provisional.

(1) In accordance with Part VI of the Social Welfare Act, 1990, the Occupational Injuries Fund and the Redundancy and Employers' Insolvency Fund were absorbed into the Social Insurance Fund with effect from 1 May 1990. The 1990 expenditure figures for these schemes are in respect of the eight month period from May to December.

(2) The figure for 1994 includes an estimated sum of £2,000,000 in respect o the extension of the former Widow's and Orphan's Pension Scheme to widowers in October 1994. The enlarged scheme is now known as Survivor's Pension.