§ Mr. Forresterasked the Minister of Social Security how many people in receipt of industrial disease benefit died in each of the years 1964, 1965 and 1966; in how many of these cases was benefit automatically awarded to dependants for each of these years; and in how many of these cases were there no eligible dependants.
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§ Mr. LoughlinThe numbers of deaths of persons receiving disablement benefits or allowances from the Industrial Injuries Fund for an industrial disease were as follows:
Period Disablement pensions under I.I. Acts Allowances* 1st November, 1963 to 30th September, 1964 2,010 882 1st October, 1964 to 30th September, 1965 2,410 918 1st October, 1965 to 30th September, 1966 Not yet available 909 The number of these cases where death was due to the industrial disease is not known, nor is the number where there were no eligible dependants. There were 732 deaths in 1964 attributable to an industrial disease which resulted in an award of industrial death benefit and benefit was also awarded in respect of 259 deaths under the Pneumoconiosis and Byssinosis Benefit Scheme. The corresponding numbers for 1965 were 763 and 205: figures are not yet available for 1966. These figures include cases where no pension or allowance was payable during lifetime. * Under Pneumoconiosis and Byssinosis Benefit and Industrial Diseases (Miscellaneous) Benefit Schemes (now replaced by Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1966) and Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1951 (now replaced by Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1966).