Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 404: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimate of social insurance contributions in 2007 and in 2008, distinguishing payments made by the employee, the employer and the self-employed; and the rates, the thresholds and ceilings assumed in the pre-budget 2008 outlook. [31195/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The published estimate of social insurance contributions for 2007 is €7,600 million and the pre-budget estimate for 2008 is €8,260 million. The employer contributions would amount approximately to 75% of each estimate while the contributions of employees and self-employed would account approximately for 20% and 5% respectively.

The rates, thresholds and ceilings assumed in the 2008 Pre-Budget Outlook are set out in the following table: