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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 7 May 1941

Vol. 83 No. 1

Written Answers. - Unemployment Assistance Payments.

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.

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.

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