Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
250. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated share of the total employer' class A PRSI contributions yield derived from employments in respect of which the higher rate of employers PRSI is payable relative to the percentage derived from employments with respect to which the lower rate is payable and the total number of persons in class A insurance in 2013. [30233/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe most recently available estimates relating to employers PRSI for 2014 show that the estimated share of employers’ class A PRSI contributions paid at the higher rate relative to the percentage derived from employments with respect to which the lower rate is paid is as follows:
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% |
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Lower Rate |
5.4 |
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Higher Rate |
94.6 |
The total number of persons in class A insurance in 2012 was 2,182,783. Figures for 2013 are not yet available.
