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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 2 Apr 1941

Vol. 82 No. 9

Written Answers. - Unemployment Assistance Fund-Receipts.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state in respect of each of the last three financial years the amounts paid into the Unemployment Assistance Fund by each local authority liable to pay such contributions.

Following is a statement containing the desired information:—

STATEMENT in respect of each of the last three financial years of the Amounts paid under the Unemployment Assistance Acts by each Local Authority liable to pay such contributions.

Local Authority

Amount paid during the financial year

1937-38

1938-39

1939-40

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Cork Corporation

21,597

12

6

13,132

4

4

18,063

12

4

Dublin

149,135

15

0

116,331

8

3

158,098

17

8

Limerick

5,991

13

0

6,528

5

0

6,782

9

4

Waterford

5,843

0

0

7,304

0

0

6,663

0

0

Dun Laoghaire Borough

18,448

16

5

10,654

9

9

15,418

2

6

Athlone U.D.C.

508

7

3

510

8

0

255

7

0

Bray

1,600

11

9

1,658

6

3

1,676

6

0

Carlow

723

13

5

415

10

0

563

12

4

Clonmel Corporation

858

0

6

854

19

9

866

3

4

Cobh U.D.C.

658

17

4

867

3

8

427

0

8

Drogheda Corporation

964

1

0

973

0

0

1,251

9

11

Dundalk U.D.C.

1,740

13

4

1,396

2

10

1,454

14

0

Galway Corporation

1,661

5

0

1,759

14

9

1,830

8

0

Kilkenny

814

13

10

817

16

5

822

7

10

Sligo

1,197

16

5

1,069

5

8

1,040

8

4

Tralee U.D.C.

761

13

9

760

6

2

770

19

4

Wexford Corporation

625

7

9

1,156

7

0

639

0

0

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total receipts into the Unemployment Insurance Fund from each source in each of the years 1937/38, 1938/39 and 1939/40.

The figures for 1937/38 and 1938/39 have been shown in the unemployment fund accounts for these years already presented to the House.

TOTAL RECEIPTS INTO THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND FROM EACH SOURCE IN EACH OF THE FINANCIAL YEARS 1937-38, 1938-39 and 1939-40.

1937-38

1938-39

1939-40

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Contributions by Employers and Workpeople

975,688

4

6

966,862

8

3

975,960

14

8

Contr butions out of Moneys provided by the Oireachtas

278,661

4

1

276,302

3

9

278,551

19

9

Amounts recovered in respect of:

(1) Benefit paid in error

872

8

8

793

8

3

691

6

5

(2) Refunds by officials in respect of overpayments of Unemployment Benefit

19

14

1

14

8

10

2

10

1

Income from Investments

207

2

5

5,625

0

4

9,701

4

6

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