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, February, March, April, May, June, 1940, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in each month, and in the corresponding month in the year 1939.
Written Answers. - Home Assistance Expenditure.
I am arranging for the publication in the Official Report of a statement showing the average weekly amount paid in home assistance in each public assistance area in respect of the months of January, February, March and April, 1940, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in these months and in January, February, March and April, 1939.
Owing to the pressure of other urgent work the compilation of statistics for concluding part of period has not yet been completed.
Following is the statement:—
Statement showing the average weekly amount paid in home assistance in each public assistance area in respect of the months of January, February, March and April, 1940, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in these months and in January, February, March and April, 1939.
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Public Assistance Area |
January |
February |
March |
April |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Balrothery |
224 |
235 |
261 |
225 |
Dublin |
4,510 |
4,492 |
4,565 |
4,049 |
Rathdown |
655 |
639 |
656 |
618 |
Carlow |
133 |
133 |
131 |
137 |
Cavan |
233 |
243 |
255 |
238 |
Clare |
246 |
245 |
238 |
301 |
Cork North |
304 |
298 |
300 |
303 |
,, South |
781 |
793 |
810 |
843 |
,, West |
260 |
254 |
254 |
272 |
Donegal |
271 |
269 |
301 |
272 |
Galway |
241 |
248 |
262 |
245 |
Kerry |
413 |
412 |
422 |
423 |
Kildare |
285 |
283 |
286 |
285 |
Kilkenny |
247 |
250 |
263 |
295 |
Laoighis |
156 |
158 |
149 |
191 |
Leitrim |
103 |
104 |
107 |
100 |
Limerick |
320 |
342 |
335 |
330 |
,,Co. Boro' |
145 |
136 |
137 |
122 |
Longford |
110 |
112 |
111 |
104 |
Louth |
186 |
185 |
192 |
187 |
Mayo |
289 |
290 |
307 |
298 |
Meath |
231 |
215 |
216 |
213 |
Monaghan |
109 |
115 |
135 |
108 |
O'Failghe |
211 |
205 |
206 |
224 |
Roscommon |
146 |
147 |
147 |
143 |
Sligo |
241 |
208 |
227 |
227 |
Tipperary N.R. |
162 |
168 |
170 |
165 |
,,S.R. |
329 |
314 |
309 |
324 |
Waterford |
403 |
389 |
383 |
422 |
Westmeath |
145 |
147 |
137 |
143 |
Wexford |
401 |
393 |
402 |
394 |
Wicklow |
341 |
338 |
325 |
329 |
Average Weekly Amount, 1940 |
12,840 |
12,760 |
12,989 |
12,530 |
Average Weekly Amount, 1939 |
12,043 |
11,991 |
12,131 |
11,744 |
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, February, March, April, May, June, 1940, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates.
I am arranging for the publication in the Official Report of a statement showing 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, February, March and April, 1940, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates. Owing to the pressure of other urgent work the compilation of statistics for the concluding part of the period has not yet been completed.
Following is the statement:—
Statement showing 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, February, March and April, 1940, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates.
Public Assistance Area |
January |
February |
March |
April |
Balrothery |
1,326 |
1,383 |
1,649 |
1,584 |
Dublin |
30,466 |
31,720 |
31,469 |
31,040 |
Rathdown |
3,893 |
3,655 |
3,521 |
3,541 |
Carlow |
969 |
935 |
1,037 |
1,009 |
Cavan |
1,733 |
1,942 |
1,936 |
1,913 |
Clare |
2,253 |
2,158 |
1,868 |
2,029 |
Cork, North |
2,300 |
2,237 |
2,250 |
2,335 |
,,South |
4,825 |
4,844 |
5,100 |
5,221 |
,,West |
2,593 |
2,591 |
2,579 |
2,677 |
Donegal |
2,313 |
2,323 |
2,282 |
2,323 |
Galway |
1,871 |
1,825 |
1,796 |
1,864 |
Kerry |
3,086 |
3,060 |
3,091 |
3,199 |
Kildare |
1,922 |
1,847 |
1,906 |
1,890 |
Kilkenny |
2,054 |
1,992 |
1,971 |
1,934 |
Laoighis |
916 |
1,003 |
834 |
876 |
Leitrim |
671 |
681 |
694 |
665 |
Limerick |
3,205 |
3,203 |
3,220 |
3,149 |
,,Co. Boro. |
939 |
959 |
957 |
789 |
Longford |
1,257 |
1,301 |
1,201 |
1,056 |
Louth |
1,298 |
1,146 |
1,193 |
1,142 |
Mayo |
2,224 |
2,288 |
2,170 |
2,269 |
Meath |
1,559 |
1,511 |
1,528 |
1,549 |
Monaghan |
890 |
944 |
693 |
757 |
Offaly |
1,616 |
1,465 |
1,529 |
1,383 |
Roscommon |
1,003 |
1,014 |
969 |
1,006 |
Sligo |
2,053 |
1,650 |
1,823 |
2,088 |
Tipperary, N.R. |
1,152 |
1,192 |
1,147 |
1,119 |
,, S.R. |
2,537 |
2,587 |
2,444 |
2,564 |
Waterford |
2,662 |
2,536 |
2,472 |
2,405 |
Westmeath |
1,051 |
946 |
975 |
922 |
Wexford |
3,712 |
3,497 |
3,450 |
3,452 |
Wicklow |
2,358 |
2,327 |
2,176 |
2,090 |
TOTAL |
92,709 |
92,762 |
91,940 |
91,840 |