Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount in the current account of the social insurance fund for each of the past five years; the projection for the fund for the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49171/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Social Insurance spending has traditionally been funded on a tripartite basis – with contributions coming from the Exchequer, employers and employees. Legally, the Exchequer is the residual financier of the SIF and Exchequer contributions were the norm from 1952 up to 1997. No Exchequer funding was required over the period 1997 to 2009 inclusive, as the Fund was in surplus. Since 2010, the SIF has been in deficit and a subvention from the Exchequer has been required each year since then. The first table summarises the funding position of the Social Insurance Fund over the period 2009 to 2012 inclusive as well as the relevant estimates in the Revised Estimates Volume for 2013.