Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 12 Jan 1938

Vol. 69 No. 19

Written Answers. - Unemployment Assistance and Unemployment Insurance.

Mr. Morrissey

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) the 25th October, 1937, and (2) the 29th November, 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

Following is a

Statement showing the Number of Applications for Unemployment Assistance current in the week preceding (1) 25th October, 1937, and (2) the 29th November, 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.

(NOTE.—The 1st and 2nd Employment Periods, 1937, terminated 26.10.'37).

Area in which Local Office situated	Week Ended	Number of Applications Current to Unemployment Assistance	Others on the 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 County Borough and Dun Laoghaire Borough	25.10.37	2,184	38	2,222	7,865	199	8,064	4,906	2,172	483	355	7,916
29.11.37	2,220	47	2,267	8,128	221	8,349	4,964	2,235	332	376	7,907
North Leinster	25.10.37	1,472	34	1,506	1,589	82	1,671	2,113	422	118	111	2,764
	29.11.37	2,556	24	2,580	2,218	95	2,313	2,160	465	145	113	2,883
South Leinster	25.10.37	952	61	1,013	1,893	124	2,017	1,955	265	55	45	2,320
	29.11.37	1,263	62	1,325	2,191	124	2,315	1,601	291	62	59	2,013
North Munster	25.10.37	2,747	95	2,842	3,124	164	3,288	2,929	543	96	126	3,694
	29.11.37	3,494	92	3,586	3,765	165	3,930	2,555	701	99	136	3,491
South Munster	25.10.37	4,025	219	4,244	4,154	296	4,450	2,966	822	198	312	4,298
	29.11.37	7,674	219	7,893	5,193	312	5,505	2,542	778	170	212	3,702
North Connacht	25.10.37	3,675	123	3,798	634	46	680	1,066	71	12	5	1,154
	29.11.37	10,935	138	11,073	1,015	45	1,060	1,043	94	11	6	1,154
South Connacht	25.10.37	2,236	65	2,301	549	49	598	1,096	91	6	1	1,194
	29.11.37	5,009	69	5,078	879	56	935	757	83	7	4	851
Ulster (Part of)	25.10.37	3,835	268	4,103	953	167	1,120	1,302	211	25	14	1,552
	29.11.37	10,485	296	10,781	1,688	158	1,846	1,316	219	22	20	1,577
TOTAL	25.10.37	21,126	903	22,029	20,761	1,127	21,888	18,333	4,597	993	969	24,892
	29.11.37	43,636	947	44,583	25,077	1,176	26,253	16,938	4,866	848	926	23,578

Mr. Morrissey

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 (1) the 25th October, 1937, and (2) the 29th November, 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

Following is a

Statement showing the number of individuals paid (1) Unemployment Insurance, and (2) Unemployment Assistance during the weeks preceding 25th October and 29th November, 1937.

(NOTE.—The 1st and 2nd Employment Periods, 1937, terminated 26/10/'37.)

Area in which Local Office is situated	Week preceding	(1)—Unemployment Insurance	(2)—Unemployment Assistance‡
Males*	Females†	Total	Men	Women	Total
Dublin Co. Boro. and Dun Laoghaire Boro.	25/10/'37	3,659	1,207	4,866	9,554	358	9,912
29/11/'37	3,521	1,622	5,143	9,547	249	9,796
North Leinster	25/10/'37	1,225	316	1,541	2,680	99	2,779
	29/11/'37	1,379	334	1,713	3,788	108	3,896
South Leinster	25/10/'37	1,199	183	1,382	2,663	163	2,826
	29/11/'37	1,119	182	1,301	3,114	170	3,284
North Munster	25/10/'37	1,559	310	1,869	5,117	233	5,350
	29/11/'37	1,720	431	2,151	6,562	234	6,796
South Munster	25/10/'37	1,598	503	2,101	7,561	490	8,051
	29/11/'37	1,721	597	2,318	12,904	502	13,406
North Connacht	25/10/'37	667	40	707	3,880	163	4,043
	29/11/'37	616	66	682	10,477	168	10,645
South Connacht	25/10/'37	654	39	693	2,538	103	2,641
	29/11/'37	480	62	542	5,028	104	5,132
Ulster (part of)	25/10/'37	709	133	842	4,372	412	4,784
	29/11/'37	795	173	968	10,503	421	10,924
	25/10/'37	11,270	2,731	14,001	38,365	2,021	40,386
TOTAL	29/11/'37	11,351	3,467	14,818	61,923	1,956	63,879

* Separate figures are not available for men and boys.

† Separate figures are not available for women and girls.

‡ Boys and girls are not paid Unemployment Assistance.

Mr. McGilligan

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state for each of the years 1936 and 1937 the following:—(a) the amount paid in respect of unemployment insurance to (1) workpeople and (2) associations; (b) the income derived from the sale of unemployment insurance stamps; (c) the income of the Unemployment Insurance Fund as derived from (1) contributions by employers and workpeople; and (2) State grant; and (d) the proportions in which the Unemployment Insurance Fund was derived from (1) contributions in respect of adults, and (2) contributions in respect of juveniles.

Mr. Lemass

The following table contains the desired information:—

	Year	Year
	1936	1937
(a) Amount paid in respect of Unemployment Benefit to:—	£	£
(1) Workpeople	490,070	601,368
(2) Associations	8,761	14,409
(b) Income derived from the Sale of Unemployment Insurance Stamps	907,687	960,052
(c) Income of the Unemployment Insurance Fund as derived from:
(1) Contributions by employers and workpeople	907,687	969,052
(2) State Grant	260,403	274,171
(d) Proportions in which the Unemployment Insurance Fund was derived from:
(1) Contributions in respect of Adults (Estimated)	96.39%	96.43%
(2) Contributions in respect of Juveniles (Estimated)	3.61%	3.57%

For the year 1937, the amount shown as benefit paid to (1) Workpeople includes an estimated amount for part of the month of December, 1937.