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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 19 May 1942

Vol. 86 No. 16

Written Answers. - Home Assistance.

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 September, October, November, December, 1941, and January, February, March and April, 1942, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates.

The following statement gives the information required for the months September, 1941— March, 1942. Statistics for April are not yet available:—

Assistance Area

1941

1942

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

Balrothery

896

799

928

782

695

821

772

Dublin

25,221

25,497

26,889

25,906

27,599

27,867

27,451

Rathdown

2,912

2,540

2,167

2,416

2,583

2,495

2,204

Carlow

975

979

907

939

964

996

989

Cavan

1,864

1,881

1,855

1,861

1,881

1,861

1,862

Clare

2,020

2,125

1,942

1,785

2,005

1,985

1,918

Cork, North

2,464

2,626

2,405

2,248

2,392

2,277

2,312

Cork, South

5,373

5,423

4,773

4,788

4,770

4,767

4,807

Cork, West

2,499

2,568

2,343

2,355

2,378

2,403

2,462

Donegal

2,749

2,837

2,270

2,287

2,376

2,361

2,213

Galway

1,787

1,837

1,640

1,665

1,652

1,652

1,639

Kerry

3,724

3,669

3,332

3,322

3,327

3,458

3,495

Kildare

1,657

1,648

1,654

1,636

1,658

1,705

1,695

Kilkenny

2,072

2,029

1,870

1,859

1,894

1,903

1,908

Laoighis

830

845

770

777

832

826

814

Leitrim

912

926

695

625

633

646

627

Limerick

3,439

3,390

3,391

3,517

3,631

3,709

3,736

Limerick Co. Boro

785

843

945

928

1,041

916

919

Longford

1,095

1,158

1,200

1,205

1,155

1,182

1,292

Louth

1,109

1,176

1,135

1,130

1,269

1,242

1,208

Mayo

2,476

2,566

2,310

2,314

2,331

2,328

2,443

Meath

1,548

1,522

1,520

1,551

1,544

1,457

1,503

Monaghan

672

721

747

816

872

898

800

O'Failghe

1,443

1,503

1,642

1,715

1,672

1,642

1,667

Roscommon

1,050

1,032

1,029

998

970

976

992

Sligo

2,312

2,255

2,273

2,507

2,540

2,112

2,177

Tipperary, N.R.

1,140

1,092

1,109

1,148

1,211

1,229

1,146

Tipperary, S.R.

3,310

3,476

3,592

3,343

3,416

3,716

3,446

Waterford

3,091

3,010

3,024

2,941

2,961

2,832

2,869

Westmeath

880

844

848

845

876

885

845

Wexford

3,827

3,658

3,053

2,769

3,113

2,932

2,768

Wicklow

2,109

2,196

1,970

1,892

2,084

2,138

1,935

TOTALS

88,241

88,671

86,228

84,871

88,325

88,217

87,214

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 September, October, November, December, 1941, and January, February, March and April, 1942, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in each month, and in the corresponding month in the year 1940.

The following statement gives the information required for the months September, 1941— March, 1942. Statistics for April are not yet available:—

Assistance District

1941

1942

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Balrothery

171

171

172

164

144

140

136

Dublin

4,009

4,079

4,967

5,218

5,320

5,323

5,390

Rathdown

556

520

452

472

446

446

429

Carlow

145

142

134

148

133

146

144

Cavan

306

235

282

353

232

243

245

Clare

262

308

252

287

238

236

243

Cork, North

329

344

331

342

322

324

338

Cork, South

932

929

868

1,019

831

839

829

Cork, West

267

287

259

282

252

259

265

Donegal

348

293

290

268

270

267

305

Galway

252

245

241

255

244

247

249

Kerry

512

498

482

471

443

463

485

Kildare

263

259

259

325

265

263

271

Kilkenny

273

313

270

276

264

264

266

Laoighis

154

191

145

149

146

155

153

Leitrim

119

142

115

111

104

106

108

Limerick

386

370

389

421

375

380

385

Limerick Co. Boro

156

146

160

196

161

155

168

Longford

107

133

102

147

136

161

180

Louth

202

204

201

230

215

228

225

Mayo

345

315

300

341

292

290

329

Meath

223

218

228

254

213

244

219

Monaghan

107

110

110

130

119

144

126

O'Failghe

219

234

224

255

230

230

228

Roscommon

185

170

196

213

222

217

178

Sligo

277

262

267

269

256

250

270

Tipperary, N.R.

172

167

162

182

165

179

175

Tipperary, S.R.

393

403

408

401

421

409

416

Waterford

463

473

451

486

410

410

411

Westmeath

144

144

159

151

133

148

145

Wexford

466

428

397

399

357

349

402

Wicklow

332

457

406

429

403

408

503

Average weekly amount

13,075

13,190

13,679

14,644

13,762

13,893

14,216

Average weekly amount for corresponding period in previous year

12,809

13,005

13,275

13,864

13,324

13,470

14,035

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