asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total amount of unemployment assistance payments made in each of the months of January, February, March, 1941, and the amount of such payments made in each month in respect of the Dublin registered area.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Assistance Payments.
The total amount of unemployment assistance payments made in each of the months of January, February, March, 1941, and the amount of such payments made in each of those months in respect of the Dublin registration area were as follows. The figures are, of course, subject to audit.
Month |
Total Amount of Unemployment Assistance paid |
Amount Paid in Respect of the Dublin Registration Area |
£ |
£ |
|
1941, January |
135,379 |
40,194 |
,, February |
118,905 |
32,456 |
,, March |
96,844 |
32,891 |
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the number of (a) persons with means, (b) persons without means, discriminating between (1) men, and (2) women, having applications current for unemployment assistance during the week preceding each of the following dates, viz., 25th January, 1941; 22nd February, 1941, and 29th March, 1941, in each of the employment areas: (1) Dublin and Dún Laoghaire, (2) North Leinster, (3) South Leinster, (4) North Munster (5) South Munster, (6) North Connacht, (7) South Connacht, (8) Ulster, and the number of others, discriminating between (1) men, and (2) women, (3) boys, and (4) girls, on the live register (including persons with unemployment insurance claims current) in each of these employment areas during the week preceding each of the following dates, viz., 25th January, 1941; 22nd February, 1941, and 29th March, 1941, and the totals of such persons.
The particulars are as follows:—
LIVE REGISTER ON SPECIFIED DATES.
Area in which Office is situated |
Date |
Number of applications current to Unemployment Assistance |
Others on Live Register including persons with Unemployment Insurance Claims Current |
|||||||||
With Means |
Without Means |
Men |
Women |
Boys |
Girls |
Total |
||||||
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
|||||||
Dublin Co. Borough and Dun Laoghaire Borough. |
25/1/4122/2/4129/3/41 |
1,9001,9772,089 |
174168197 |
2,0742,1452,286 |
10,21310,3539,757 |
1,0729731,031 |
11,28511,32610,788 |
6,4866,8746,682 |
3,3853,4573,457 |
471455374 |
551579493 |
10,89311,36511,006 |
North Leinster |
25/1/41 |
2,614 |
31 |
2,645 |
2,656 |
182 |
2,838 |
2,651 |
680 |
76 |
96 |
3,503 |
22/2/41 |
2,413 |
36 |
2,449 |
2,590 |
207 |
2,797 |
2,398 |
878 |
103 |
178 |
3,557 |
|
29/3/41 |
399 |
18 |
417 |
1,366 |
169 |
1,535 |
2,755 |
727 |
91 |
90 |
3,663 |
|
South Leinster |
25/1/41 |
1,439 |
59 |
1,498 |
2,956 |
263 |
3,219 |
2,182 |
303 |
40 |
30 |
2,555 |
22/2/41 |
1,477 |
55 |
1,532 |
3,090 |
253 |
3,343 |
1,987 |
301 |
43 |
32 |
2,363 |
|
29/3/41 |
445 |
30 |
475 |
1,642 |
151 |
1,793 |
2,086 |
289 |
36 |
49 |
2,460 |
|
North Munster |
25/1/41 |
4,352 |
90 |
4,442 |
5,569 |
345 |
5,914 |
3,017 |
591 |
77 |
84 |
3,769 |
22/2/41 |
4,094 |
79 |
4,173 |
5,607 |
346 |
5,953 |
3,208 |
571 |
113 |
81 |
3,973 |
|
29/3/41 |
1,537 |
51 |
1,588 |
3,595 |
268 |
3,863 |
4,042 |
627 |
78 |
101 |
4,848 |
|
South Munster |
25/1/41 |
7,746 |
173 |
7,919 |
6,200 |
501 |
6,701 |
3,495 |
1,007 |
164 |
117 |
4,783 |
22/2/41 |
7,709 |
170 |
7,879 |
6,118 |
519 |
6,637 |
3,697 |
843 |
141 |
93 |
4,774 |
|
29/3/41 |
2,632 |
84 |
2,716 |
4,659 |
405 |
5,064 |
3,883 |
784 |
115 |
123 |
4,905 |
|
North Connacht |
25/1/41 |
9,580 |
88 |
9,668 |
1,482 |
59 |
1,541 |
933 |
145 |
7 |
7 |
1,092 |
22/2/41 |
10,182 |
91 |
10,273 |
1,402 |
63 |
1,465 |
913 |
131 |
11 |
4 |
1,059 |
|
29/3/41 |
1,867 |
5 |
1,872 |
733 |
46 |
779 |
1,114 |
145 |
13 |
4 |
1,276 |
|
South Connacht |
25/1/41 |
3,960 |
31 |
3,991 |
652 |
37 |
689 |
1,120 |
142 |
8 |
5 |
1,275 |
22/2/41 |
3,717 |
34 |
3,751 |
695 |
42 |
737 |
1,026 |
187 |
11 |
8 |
1,232 |
|
29/3/41 |
1,012 |
3 |
1,015 |
527 |
33 |
560 |
1,126 |
171 |
10 |
7 |
1,314 |
|
Ulster(3 Counties) |
25/1/4122/2/41 |
10,3759,574 |
226 239 |
10,6019,813 |
2,0811,994 |
198203 |
2,2792,197 |
1,0171,038 |
297272 |
2121 |
2021 |
1,3551,352 |
29/3/41 |
2,039 |
28 |
2,067 |
491 |
41 |
532 |
2,094 |
319 |
15 |
28 |
2,456 |
|
Éire |
25/1/41 |
41,966 |
872 |
42,838 |
31,809 |
2,657 |
34,466 |
20,901 |
6,550 |
864 |
910 |
29,225 |
22/2/41 |
41,143 |
872 |
42,015 |
31,849 |
2,606 |
34,455 |
21,141 |
6,640 |
898 |
996 |
29,675 |
|
29/3/41 |
12,020 |
416 |
12,436 |
22,770 |
2,144 |
24,914 |
23,782 |
6,519 |
732 |
895 |
31,928 |
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of (1) men, (2) women, (3) boys, (4) girls, and (5) the total of such persons who were in receipt of (1) unemployment insurance payments, and (2) unemployment assistance payments, during the week preceding each of the following dates, viz., 25th January, 1941; 22nd February, 1941; 29th March, 1941, 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.
The particulars are as follows:—
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PAID (1) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND (2) UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE DURING THE WEEKS SPECIFIED.
Area in which Local Office is situated |
Week Ended |
(1) Unemployment Insurance |
(2) Unemployment Assistance* |
||||||
Men |
Women |
Boys |
Girls |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
||
Dublin Co. Borough and Dun Laoghaire Borough. |
25/1/4122/2/41 |
4,8775,214 |
1,3092,334 |
119131 |
148190 |
6,4537,869 |
11,34211,575 |
1,1651,192 |
12,50712,767 |
29/3/41 |
5,364 |
2,307 |
134 |
156 |
7,961 |
11,234 |
1,151 |
12,385 |
|
North Leinster |
25/1/41 |
2,139 |
572 |
28 |
37 |
2,776 |
4,470 |
197 |
4,667 |
22/2/41 |
2,076 |
705 |
33 |
58 |
2,872 |
4,496 |
209 |
4,705 |
|
29/3/41 |
2,069 |
562 |
39 |
18 |
2,688 |
1,635 |
164 |
1,799 |
|
South Leinster |
25/1/41 |
1,706 |
208 |
29 |
6 |
1,949 |
3,979 |
293 |
4,272 |
22/2/41 |
1,806 |
221 |
30 |
12 |
2,069 |
4,201 |
290 |
4,491 |
|
29/3/41 |
1,616 |
208 |
19 |
12 |
1,855 |
1,916 |
171 |
2,087 |
|
North Munster |
25/1/41 |
2,429 |
414 |
24 |
17 |
2,884 |
8,865 |
414 |
9,279 |
22/2/41 |
2,739 |
429 |
47 |
16 |
3,231 |
9,045 |
398 |
9,443 |
|
29/3/41 |
2,756 |
380 |
42 |
30 |
3,208 |
4,874 |
297 |
5,171 |
|
South Munster |
25/1/41 |
2,846 |
861 |
65 |
55 |
3,827 |
12,907 |
623 |
13,530 |
22/2/41 |
3,035 |
721 |
55 |
18 |
3,829 |
13,431 |
647 |
14,078 |
|
29/3/41 |
2,985 |
566 |
33 |
10 |
3,594 |
6,930 |
474 |
7,404 |
|
North Connacht |
25/1/41 |
696 |
107 |
4 |
4 |
811 |
9,784 |
128 |
9,912 |
22/2/41 |
701 |
108 |
5 |
4 |
818 |
9,932 |
132 |
10,064 |
|
29/3/41 |
695 |
122 |
7 |
4 |
828 |
1,694 |
46 |
1,740 |
|
South Connacht |
25/1/41 |
658 |
104 |
7 |
1 |
770 |
3,899 |
54 |
3,953 |
22/2/41 |
768 |
137 |
8 |
4 |
917 |
3,482 |
55 |
3,537 |
|
29/3/41 |
743 |
133 |
4 |
3 |
883 |
1,120 |
28 |
1,148 |
|
Ulster (3 Counties) |
25/1/41 |
715 |
272 |
11 |
18 |
1,016 |
10,829 |
398 |
11,227 |
22/2/41 |
792 |
180 |
13 |
16 |
1,001 |
11,273 |
413 |
11,686 |
|
29/3/41 |
918 |
263 |
5 |
23 |
1,209 |
1,964 |
43 |
2,007 |
|
ÉIRE |
25/1/41 |
16,066 |
3,847 |
287 |
286 |
20,486 |
66,075 |
3,272 |
69,347 |
22/2/41 |
17,131 |
4,835 |
322 |
318 |
22,606 |
67,435 |
3,336 |
70,771 |
|
29/3/41 |
17,146 |
4,541 |
283 |
256 |
22,226 |
31,367 |
2,374 |
33,741 |
*Boys and Girls are not paid Unemployment Assistance.