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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 6 Oct 1937

Vol. 69 No. 2

Written Answers. - Home Assistance Payments.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the average weekly amount paid in home assistance in each public assistance area in each of the months of April, May, June, July and August, 1937, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in each month, and in the corresponding month in the year 1936.

Table showing the average weekly amount paid in Home Assistance in each Public Assistance Area in each of the months of April, May, June, July and August, 1937, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of Home Assistance paid in each month and the corresponding month of the year 1936.

1937

Assistance District

April

May

June

July

Aug.

£

£

£

£

£

Balrothery

250

276

253

216

204

Dublin

3,297

3,443

3,620

3,437

3,461

Rathdown

644

688

689

659

700

Carlow

126

120

119

109

111

Cavan

238

256

246

232

233

Clare

311

267

233

252

245

Cork North

307

290

284

277

273

Cork South

731

748

756

682

632

Cork West

262

247

250

246

244

Donegal

272

291

285

281

282

Galway

305

277

272

254

245

Kerry

403

397

410

384

375

Kildare

329

323

334

311

307

Kilkenny

267

230

233

222

218

Laoighis

174

153

145

137

138

Leitrim

97

99

106

99

98

Limerick

304

321

321

298

301

Limerick C.B.

187

172

177

163

157

Longford

108

104

108

102

109

Louth

158

163

162

148

149

Mayo

318

319

315

302

300

Meath

232

219

217

204

204

Monaghan

120

132

135

136

119

O Failghe

226

190

189

177

186

Roscommon

154

155

145

149

138

Sligo

158

159

164

161

164

Tipperary, N.R.

179

177

178

160

157

Tipperary, S.R.

299

283

291

268

276

Waterford

376

378

349

326

336

Westmeath

162

125

164

143

153

Wexford

417

408

415

402

395

Wicklow

294

291

294

291

281

Average weekly amount

11,696

11,701

11,859

11,218

11,191

Average weekly amount, 1936

11,430

11,212

11,111

10,919

10,781

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the number of persons in receipt of home assistance in each public assistance area on the last Saturday of each of the months of April, May, June, July and August, 1937, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates.

Table showing the number of persons in receipt of Home Assistance on the last Saturday of the months of April, May, June, July and August, 1937.

Assistance District

April

May

June

July

Aug.

Balrothery

1,463

1,817

1,500

1,241

1,137

Dublin

17,344

18,519

19,472

20,062

20,749

Rathdown

3,528

3,373

3,270

3,161

3,730

Carlow

868

891

842

847

863

Cavan

2,052

1,919

1,969

1,919

1,929

Clare

2,283

2,106

2,202

2,173

2,195

Cork North

2,460

2,420

2,235

2,229

2,157

Cork South

4,516

4,627

4,777

4,372

4,453

Cork West

2,496

2,463

2,543

2,362

2,371

Donegal

2,716

2,684

2,669

2,584

2,580

Galway

2,479

2,374

2,275

2,158

2,055

Kerry

3,034

3,060

3,042

2,877

2,866

Kildare

2,281

2,194

2,107

2,013

1,953

Kilkenny

1,686

1,676

1,713

1,624

1,612

Laoighis

962

959

889

894

860

Leitrim

877

928

933

908

941

Limerick

3,787

3,091

3,166

3,137

3,254

Limerick County Borough

1,258

1,148

1,236

1,016

988

Longford

1,144

1,086

1,086

1,091

1,148

Louth

1,064

1,079

1,082

985

950

Mayo

2,605

2,625

2,563

2,552

2,506

Meath

1,583

1,536

1,473

1,413

1,304

Monaghan

976

986

968

965

878

O Failghe

1,444

1,289

1,402

1,260

1,255

Roscommon

1,212

1,242

1,186

1,173

1,149

Sligo

1,095

1,237

1,143

1,156

1,213

Tipperary, N.R.

1,334

1,256

1,291

1,248

1,201

Tipperary S.R.

2,442

2,384

2,399

2,282

2,289

Waterford

2,267

2,344

2,285

2,227

2,246

Westmeath

1,187

1,129

1,123

1,069

1,028

Wexford

3,810

3,915

3,755

3,679

3,734

Wicklow

1,941

2,034

1,890

1,950

1,940

TOTALS

80,194

80,400

80,486

78,627

79,534

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