Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 6 Oct 1937

Vol. 69 No. 2

Written Answers. - Unemployment Assistance Payments.

Mr. Brennan

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total amount of unemployment assistance paid during the year ended (1) 31st March, 1936, (2) 31st March, 1937, and the total amount so paid in the Dublin registration area.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Lemass)

I am circulating with the Official Report a statement containing the desired information.

Following is the statement:

The total amount of unemployment assistance paid during the year ended (1) 31st March, 1936, (2) 31st March, 1937, and the total amount so paid in the Dublin Registration Area were as follows:—

Year Ended	Total Amount of Unemployment Assistance Paid	Total Amount so paid in the Dublin Registration Area
	£	£
31st March, 1936	1,594,953	315,370
31st March, 1937	1,170,150	275,312

Mr. Morrissey

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state what amounts were paid during the year ended 31st March, 1937, by each local authority liable to contribute under the Unemployment Assistance Acts into the Unemployment Assistance Fund, and the total amount so paid.

Mr. Lemass

I am circulating with the Official Report a statement containing the desired information.

Following is the statement:

Receipts from Local Authorities under Section 26 (2) of the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933, during 1936/37.

Local Authority	Amount received 1936/37
	£	s.	d.
Cork Corporation	16,490	0	0
Dublin Corporation	145,123	18	6
Limerick Corporation	4,488	11	9*
Waterford Corporation	5,800	0	0
Dun Laoghaire Borough	14,462	0	6
Athlone U.D.C.	502	2	6
Bray U.D.C.	1,448	7	1
Carlow U.D.C.	474	10	3
Clonmel Corporation	630	1	7*
Cobh U.D.C.	877	2	6
Drogheda Corporation	972	10	9
Dundalk U.D.C.	1,370	2	5
Galway U.D.C.	1,516	0	4
Kilkenny Corporation	853	14	9†
Sligo Corporation	690	15	0*
Tralee U.D.C.	756	10	9
Wexford Corporation	825	12	0
	£197,282	0	8

*Represents 3 quarterly instalments: the 4th instalments were received in the current year.

†Includes £19 6s. 2d. in respect of arrears for 1934/35.

Mr. P.S. Doyle

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state for each of the local office areas of: (1) Dublin and Dun Laoghaire, (2) North Leinster, (3) South Leinster, (4) North Munster, (5) South Munster, (6) North Connacht, (7) South Connacht, (8) Ulster, and (9) for the country as a whole, the number of applications for unemployment assistance current in the week preceding (1) 22nd February, (2) 31st May, (3) 30th August, 1937, for (1) men and (2) women, (a) with means, (b) without means, and the number of others on the live register (including persons with unemployment insurance claims current), distinguishing between men, women, boys and girls.

Mr. Lemass

A statement will be circulated with the Official Report showing the information asked for.

Following is the statement:

Number of applications for Unemployment Assistance current in the week preceding (1) 22nd February, (2) 31st May, (3) 30th August, 1937, for (1) men and (2) women, (a) with means, (b) without means, and the number of others on the Live Register (including persons with Unemployment Insurance Claims current) distinguishing between men, women, boys and girls.

Area in which Local Office is situated	Week ended	Number of Applications current to Unemployment Assistance	Others on Live Register including persons with Unemployment Insurance Claims Current
With Means	Without Means
	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Boys	Girls	Total
Dublin Co. Borough and Dun Laoghaire Borough.	22.2.37	2,404	41	2,445	7,342	177	7,519	4,761	2,056	442	326	7,585
31.5.37	2,210	48	2,258	6,892	193	7,085	5,943	1,999	452	288	8,682
30.8.37	2,274	41	2,315	7,912	226	8,138	6,204	1,675	507	336	8,722
North Leinster	22.2.37	2,895	59	2,954	2,347	80	2,427	2,434	600	216	181	3,431
	31.5.37	2,726	44	2,770	2,414	104	2,518	1,884	462	168	175	2,689
	30.8.37	1,514	30	1,544	1,692	91	1,783	2,208	408	188	160	2,964
South Leinster	22.2.37	1,796	74	1,870	2,321	122	2,443	1,817	216	54	69	2,156
	31.5.37	1,690	68	1,758	2,454	132	2,586	1,297	212	51	61	1,621
	30.8.37	966	56	1,022	1,881	120	2,001	1,615	194	77	49	1,935
North Munster	22.2.37	5,038	124	5,162	4,500	223	4,723	3,136	552	119	116	3,923
	31.5.37	4,235	115	4,350	3,949	234	4,183	1,981	426	72	87	2,566
	30.8.37	2,244	95	2,339	3,091	177	3,268	2,114	400	65	96	2,675
South Munster	22.2.37	5,872	263	6,135	4,260	343	4,603	2,885	700	155	142	3,882
	31.5.37	7,882	247	8,129	5,106	321	5,427	2,376	636	135	125	3,272
	30.8.37	3,967	213	4,180	4,218	305	4,523	2,898	591	150	241	3,880
North Connacht.	22.2.37	10,077	192	10,269	848	53	901	760	101	17	6	884
31.5.37	8,264	154	8,418	793	54	847	704	51	19	2	776
	30.8.37	3,178	136	3,314	482	41	523	782	47	12	2	843
South Connacht.	22.2.37	4,954	89	5,043	487	62	549	1,085	128	8	—	1,221
31.5.37	4,242	86	4,328	511	53	564	542	92	6	1	641
	30.8.37	2,009	65	2,074	479	45	524	755	73	3	—	831
Ulster (3 Counties).	22.2.37	8,510	385	8,895	1,430	174	1,604	845	175	26	10	1,056
31.5.37	9,796	336	10,132	1,692	191	1,883	766	192	30	9	997
	30.8.37	3,568	278	3,846	822	162	984	1,217	191	25	9	1,442
SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN.	22.2.37	41,546	1,227	42,773	23,535	1,234	24,769	17,723	4,528	1,037	850	24,138
31.5.37	41,045	1,098	42,143	23,811	1,282	25,093	15,493	4,070	933	748	21,244
	30.8.37	19,720	914	20,634	20,577	1,167	21,744	17,793	3,579	1,027	893	23,292

Mr. McGilligan

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of (1) men, (2) women, (3) boys, and (4) girls who were in receipt of (1) unemployment insurance payments, and (2) unemployment assistance payments during the week preceding the 31st May, 1937, in each of the unemployment areas: (1) Dublin and Dun Laoghaire, (2) North Leinster, (3) South Leinster, (4) North Munster, (5) South Munster, (6) North Connacht, (7) South Connacht, (8) Ulster, and the gross total of such persons in receipt of these payments.

Mr. Lemass

A statement giving the particulars which the Deputy requires will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Number of individuals paid (1) Unemployment Insurance and (2) Unemployment Assistance during the week preceding 31st May, 1937.

Area in which Local Office is situated	(1) Unemployment Insurance	(2) Unemployment Assistance*
Men	Women	Boys	Girls	Total	Men	Women	Total
Dublin Co. Borough and Dun Laoghaire Borough	4,119	1,215	128	89	5,551	8,425	207	8,632
North Leinster	1,138	213	9	21	1,381	4,553	138	4,691
South Leinster	935	155	18	11	1,119	3,754	179	3,933
North Munster	1,353	209	18	8	1,588	7,273	320	7,593
South Munster	1,557	456	43	22	2,078	12,187	522	12,709
North Connacht	370	30	7	—	407	8,509	197	8,706
South Connacht	322	85	3	—	410	4,016	119	4,135
Ulster (3 Counties)	467	142	9	2	620	10,849	484	11,333
TOTAL	10,261	2,505	235	153	13,154	59,566	2,166	61,732

* Boys and girls are not paid Unemployment Assistance.

Mr. McGilligan

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of (1) men, (2) women, (3) boys, and (4) girls who were in receipt of (1) unemployment insurance payments, and (2) unemployment assistance payments during the week preceding the 30th August, 1937, in each of the employment areas: (1) Dublin and Dun Laoghaire, (2) North Leinster, (3) South Leinster, (4) North Munster, (5) South Munster, (6) North Connacht, (7) South Connacht, (8) Ulster, and the gross total of such persons in receipt of these payments.

Mr. Lemass

A statement giving the particulars which the Deputy requires will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Number of individuals paid (1) Unemployment Insurance and (2) Unemployment Assistance during the week preceding 30th August, 1937.

Area in which Local Office is situated	(1) Unemployment Insurance	(2) Unemployment Assistance*
Men	Women	Boys	Girls	Total	Men	Women	Total
Dublin Co. Borough and Dun Laoghaire Borough	4,554	1,076	146	109	5,885	9,411	239	9,650
North Leinster	1,203	252	19	10	1,484	2,759	113	2,872
South Leinster	968	106	21	6	1,101	2,664	161	2,825
North Munster	1,312	214	23	23	1,572	4,750	251	5,001
South Munster	1,744	366	37	28	2,175	7,717	484	8,201
North Connacht	462	26	5	1	494	3,296	163	3,459
South Connacht	422	51	2	—	475	2,243	98	2,341
Ulster (3 Counties)	583	141	17	8	749	4,056	420	4,476
TOTAL	11,248	2,232	270	185	13,935	36,896	1,929	38,825

* Boys and girls are not paid Unemployment Assistance.

Mr. P.S. Doyle

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of (1) men, (2) women, (3) boys, and (4) girls who were in receipt of (1) unemployment insurance payments, and (2) unemployment assistance payments during the week preceding the 22nd February, 1937, in each of the employment areas: (1) Dublin and Dun Laoghaire, (2) North Leinster, (3) South Leinster, (4) North Munster, (5) South Munster, (6) North Connacht, (7) South Connacht, (8) Ulster, and the gross total of such persons in receipt of these payments.

Mr. Lemass

A statement giving the particulars which the Deputy requires will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Number of individuals paid (1) Unemployment Insurance and (2) Unemployment Assistance during the week preceding 22nd February, 1937.

Area in which Local Office is situated	(1) Unemployment Insurance	(2) Unemployment Assistance*
Men	Women	Boys	Girls	Total	Men	Women	Total
Dublin Co. Borough and Dun Laoghaire Borough	3,156	1,466	119	150	4,891	9,139	193	9,332
North Leinster	1,514	384	75	64	2,037	4,220	128	4,348
South Leinster	1,393	130	17	8	1,548	3,634	168	3,802
North Munster	2,172	345	36	27	2,580	8,123	317	8,440
South Munster	2,184	530	46	37	2,797	8,959	558	9,517
North Connacht	528	59	10	3	600	9,143	231	9,374
South Connacht	648	87	—	—	735	4,927	120	5,047
Ulster (3 Counties)	622	124	11	2	759	8,000	515	8,515
TOTAL	12,217	3,125	314	291	15,947	56,145	2,230	58,375

* Boys and girls are not paid Unemployment Assistance.

Mr. P.S. Doyle

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total amount of unemployment assistance payments made in each of the months of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August and September, 1937, and the amount of such payments made in each month in respect of the Dublin registration area.

Mr. Lemass

I am circulating with the Official Report a statement containing the desired information for eight months ended 31st August, 1937. The figures in respect of the month of September, 1937, are not yet available.

Following is the statement:

The total amount of unemployment assistance payments made in each of the months of January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August, 1937, and the amount of such payments made in each month in respect of the Dublin Registration Area were as follows:—

Month	The Total Amount of Unemployment Assistance paid	Amount paid in the Dublin Registration Area
1937.	£	£
January	95,445	20,383
February	84,294	19,455
March	84,209	19,454
April	109,222	23,547
May	87,383	17,871
June	71,443	18,142
July	81,346	23,280
August	67,859	20,466