Which of the following statements about PRSI Class A is true?

• A. It applies only to civil servants
• B. It applies to employees including civil servants
• C. It applies to self-employed people
• D. It no longer exists

Answer: (A)

PRSI Class A is the standard PRSI contribution class for employees. It covers most people who are employed and pay PRSI through their wages, and it includes civil servants as part of the employee group.

This means the statement that PRSI Class A applies only to civil servants isn’t correct—the class is not limited to civil servants; it applies to employees in general, including those in the public and private sectors. It also isn’t for self-employed people—the self-employed have a different PRSI class. And PRSI continues to exist in this form, so it hasn’t disappeared.

So, the true idea is that PRSI Class A applies to employees, including civil servants, rather than being restricted to civil servants alone.