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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 8 Feb 1939

Vol. 74 No. 1

Written Answers. - Home Assistance.

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 January-December, 1938, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in each month, and in the corresponding month in the year 1937.

Following are the particulars:—

TABLE showing the average weekly amount paid in Home Assistance in each Public Assistance Area in each month of 1938 and the average weekly amount of the total sum paid in respect of Home Assistance each month and in the corresponding month 1937

Assistance Area

Jan.

Feb.

March

April

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Balrothery

239

261

235

238

211

209

180

239

222

241

268

334

Dublin

3,695

3,690

3,627

3,553

3,262

3,254

3,218

3,274

3,281

3,391

3,620

3,692

Rathdown

636

648

623

556

542

533

518

521

518

586

602

645

Carlow

113

117

120

117

122

118

120

125

122

121

123

130

Cavan

217

225

224

211

215

217

217

226

232

217

232

227

Clare

243

242

234

272

235

233

232

230

226

267

239

253

Cork North

282

285

282

279

284

283

283

279

285

291

295

311

Cork South

723

741

743

727

733

741

748

749

761

763

762

910

Cork West

247

246

249

256

241

241

244

251

249

261

247

272

Donegal

273

277

313

262

270

269

270

274

305

257

264

261

Galway

229

243

237

229

224

233

230

243

233

230

224

242

Kerry

385

389

399

382

401

402

392

407

402

376

400

394

Kildare

308

298

291

285

283

286

281

274

271

269

272

327

Kilkenny

216

216

218

247

213

221

221

220

220

253

227

237

Laoighis

137

143

143

167

145

144

140

146

145

170

147

154

Leitrim

91

98

99

96

99

107

105

106

108

105

102

110

Limerick

296

305

303

303

318

313

313

319

317

317

322

358

Limerick Co. Boro.

154

154

146

146

148

151

142

152

156

151

154

189

Longford

108

113

118

103

107

109

110

114

117

105

116

119

Louth

156

153

159

152

149

153

152

154

155

165

166

183

Mayo

289

292

314

307

303

305

308

314

325

305

292

336

Meath

216

210

221

203

203

205

203

205

212

206

210

259

Monaghan

127

124

125

114

115

139

140

114

119

98

120

148

O'Failghe

182

186

173

186

170

175

175

180

179

199

195

214

Roscommon

120

128

135

135

128

128

135

130

134

132

132

144

Sligo

189

189

177

174

171

174

175

188

188

195

181

204

Tipperary N.R.

153

157

161

157

159

161

158

156

164

157

157

172

Tipperary S.R.

287

270

278

267

275

287

276

277

279

281

287

330

Waterford

353

346

348

357

381

352

347

347

343

388

373

409

Westmeath

150

153

150

153

153

151

147

148

150

146

174

141

Wexford

369

366

384

367

374

372

369

368

386

365

369

412

Wicklow

310

292

288

293

294

289

295

285

277

311

282

312

Average Weekly Amount

11,493

11,557

11,517

11,294

10,928

10,955

10,844

11,015

11,071

11,319

1,554

12,434

Average Weekly Amount, 1937

11,470

11,882

11,979

11,696

11,701

11,859

11,218

11,243

11,226

11,438

11,498

12,271

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 January-December, 1938, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates.

Following are the particulars:

Statement showing number of persons in receipt of home assistance in each public assistance area on the last Saturday of each month in 1938, and the total number of persons on home assistance on each of these dates.

Assistance Area

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

April

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Balrothery

1,436

1,550

1,598

1,225

1,327

1,145

1,344

1,439

1,415

1,375

1,512

1,733

Dublin

21,794

20,547

21,128

20,085

20,266

19,415

19,740

20,092

20,859

21,550

22,522

20,078

Rathdown

2,763

2,877

2,824

3,055

2,928

2,777

2,814

2,869

2,840

2,815

3,010

3,294

Carlow

884

828

882

931

860

887

926

934

883

938

896

900

Cavan

1,867

1,674

1,835

1,531

1,692

1,764

1,837

1,853

1,816

1,848

1,930

1,883

Clare

2,290

2,276

1,754

1,891

1,950

1,877

1,950

1,940

1,772

1,892

2,039

2,506

Cork North

2,407

2,267

2,336

2,301

2,399

2,331

2,291

2,216

2,313

2,395

2,401

2,452

Cork South

4,626

4,746

4,626

4,506

4,491

4,585

4,556

4,562

4,568

4,617

4,720

4,694

Cork West

2,423

2,487

2,486

2,370

2,363

2,395

2,375

2,422

2,434

2,457

2,475

2,546

Donegal

2,600

2,648

2,398

2,416

2,403

2,474

2,397

2,369

2,203

2,233

2,221

2,163

Galway

1,849

1,828

1,848

1,704

1,734

1,725

1,692

1,732

1,763

1,789

1,731

1,746

Kerry

2,902

2,911

2,890

2,906

2,908

2,954

2,950

2,970

2,959

2,830

2,849

2,888

Kildare

2,002

1,986

1,898

1,937

1,832

1,739

1,741

1,792

1,774

1,814

1,869

1,865

Kilkenny

1,663

1,661

1,614

1,609

1,644

1,641

1,612

1,614

1,553

1,589

1,644

1,666

Laoighis

854

873

878

814

885

829

861

857

872

877

889

881

Leitrim

738

739

749

807

850

912

930

915

922

896

795

753

Limerick

3,523

3,825

3,826

2,923

3,058

3,218

3,390

3,395

3,378

3,069

3,143

3,216

Limerick Co. Boro

985

979

939

970

908

880

934

955

990

894

930

1,012

Longford

1,143

1,215

1,193

1,097

1,137

1,217

1,203

1,148

1,131

1,198

1,212

1,300

Louth

1,061

1,047

1,065

957

935

942

1,014

1,041

998

1,079

1,072

1,066

Mayo

2,323

2,400

2,350

2,452

2,560

2,577

2,566

2,600

2,500

2,465

2,380

2,418

Meath

1,391

1,413

1,402

1,435

1,426

1,394

1,312

1,314

1,319

1,354

1,377

1,483

Monaghan

1,076

1,095

751

822

841

920

902

877

820

867

894

957

O'Failghe

1,306

1,190

1,163

1,203

1,242

1,287

1,333

1,250

1,219

1,285

1,362

1,460

Roscommon

993

998

1,044

1,040

1,016

970

1,024

988

944

961

971

998

Sligo

1,267

1,365

1,275

1,246

1,297

1,264

1,295

1,338

1,366

1,382

1,273

1,665

Tipperary N.R.

1,050

1,089

1,088

1,115

1,126

1,172

1,152

1,120

1,101

1,107

1,114

1,123

Tipperary S.R.

2,383

2,240

2,275

2,321

2,342

2,280

2,371

2,315

2,233

2,272

2,357

2,244

Waterford

2,312

2,331

2,347

2,314

2,405

2,372

2,337

2,359

2,307

2,360

2,377

2,600

Westmeath

1,150

897

1,044

962

870

895

837

845

856

988

955

762

Wexford

3,173

3,083

3,157

3,221

3,371

3,107

3,181

3,208

3,093

3,125

3,188

3,468

Wicklow

2,056

1,952

1,939

2,092

2,127

2,083

2,110

1,983

1,949

2,015

2,044

2,090

TOTALS

80,300

78,957

78,602

76,258

77,193

76,029

76,977

77,321

77,150

78,327

80,352

80,010

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