Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 311: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his estimate of the revenue that will be raised in social insurance contributions from employers, employees and self-employed in 2006; and the way in which this compares with the projected outturn in 2005. [37801/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The revenue that will be raised in social insurance contributions from employers, employees and the self-employed in 2006 is estimated at €6,550 million, on a pre-budget basis. This represents an increase of €503 million on the 2005 projected outturn of €6,047 million which is due mainly to projected growth in earnings and employment levels in 2006.

The make-up of both years' figures, as between employers, employees and the self-employed, is set out in the following table: