asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he can state the total number of (a) men and (b) women who were in effective membership of approved societies at December 31st in each of the last five years for which this information is available; if he can state the number of new claims for sickness benefit received by approved societies from men and women respectively who were not entitled to receive benefit in respect of the first three days of their illness in each of these periods; the total number of weeks' benefit in respect of sickness and disablement paid out of the Approved Societies' Funds and out of the Deposit Contributors' Fund to (a) men and (b) women, during each such period.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. (ORAL ANSWERS.) - CLAIMS FOR NATIONAL INSURANCE BENEFITS.
TOMAS MAC EOIN
The following are the figures for Ireland:—
|
Year. |
Men. |
Women. |
|
1920 |
483,231 |
249,591 |
|
1921 |
459,593 |
243,131 |
The following figures are compiled from information supplied by the societies in An Saorstát:—
|
1922 |
272,901 |
114,078 |
|
1923 |
283,049 |
119,416 |
|
1924 |
290,323 |
120,139 |
The information asked for in the second and third parts of the Deputy's question is not available.