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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 21 Feb 1940

Vol. 78 No. 12

Written Answers. - Home Assistance—Weekly Amount.

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 July, August, September, October, November, December, 1939, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in each month, and in the corresponding month in the year 1938.

The following are the particulars:—

COST OF HOME ASSISTANCE.

Statement showing the average weekly amount paid in Home Assistance in each Public Assistance District and the average weekly amount of the total amount of Home Assistance paid in each of the months, July, August, September, October, November, December, in 1938 and 1939.

Public Assistance Areas

July

August

September

October

November

December

1939

1938

1939

1938

1939

1938

1939

1938

1939

1938

1939*

1938

Dublin and District:

£

£

£

£

£

£

Balrothery

195

180

196

239

190

221

219

241

235

268

233

334

Dublin

3,650

3,218

3,544

3,274

3,765

3,281

3,694

3,391

4,089

3,620

4,138

3,692

Rathdown

509

518

522

521

535

518

593

586

604

602

665

645

TOTAL

4,354

3,916

4,262

4,034

4,490

4,020

4,506

4,218

4,928

4,490

5,036

4,671

All Other Districts:

Carlow

128

120

133

125

130

122

132

121

134

123

138

130

Cavan

215

217

223

226

216

222

224

217

224

232

222

227

Clare

235

232

231

230

235

226

286

267

230

239

281

253

Cork, North

276

283

276

279

279

285

289

291

290

295

302

311

Cork, South

768

748

762

749

771

761

785

763

794

762

931

910

Cork, West

251

244

252

251

251

249

269

261

256

247

275

272

Donegal

265

270

269

274

294

305

273

257

272

264

266

261

Galway

238

230

239

243

243

233

252

230

252

224

248

242

Kerry

407

392

425

407

400

402

415

376

416

400

410

394

Kildare

263

281

263

274

262

271

260

269

261

272

327

327

Kilkenny

230

221

228

220

232

220

281

253

239

227

253

237

Laoighis

141

140

143

146

138

145

182

170

150

147

157

154

Leitrim

115

105

109

106

108

108

113

105

107

102

113

110

Limerick

325

313

317

319

329

317

357

317

326

322

374

358

Limerick County Borough

154

142

154

152

171

156

150

151

140

154

163

189

Longford

107

110

114

114

109

117

104

105

112

116

113

119

Louth

170

152

166

154

170

155

173

165

180

166

193

183

Mayo

312

308

306

314

315

325

297

305

295

292

328

336

Meath

206

203

209

205

212

212

206

206

208

210

246

259

Monaghan

138

140

171

114

115

119

97

98

95

120

132

148

Offaly

188

175

201

180

187

179

221

199

200

195

217

214

Roscommon

145

135

138

130

143

134

139

132

135

132

151

144

Sligo

178

175

198

188

206

188

205

195

210

181

239

204

Tipperary N.R.

161

158

158

156

163

164

160

157

161

157

176

172

Tipperary S.R.

286

276

290

277

301

279

308

281

309

287

347

330

Waterford

369

347

375

247

363

343

400

388

395

373

407

409

Westmeath

140

147

141

148

126

150

136

146

189

174

146

141

Wexford

365

369

364

368

384

386

371

365

372

369

419

417

Wicklow

301

295

315

285

316

277

370

311

320

282

342

312

TOTALS

11,431

10,844

11,432

11,015

11,659

11,071

11,933

11,319

12,203

11,498

12,955

12,271

* The figures for December, 1939, are provisional.

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