Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Mar 1947

Vol. 104 No. 13

Written Answers. - Unemployment Assistance Payments.

Mr. Cosgrave

asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state the total number of persons paid unemployment assistance in each month for the years 1938-1946 and the amounts so paid.

Minister for Social Welfare (Dr. Ryan)

The information desired by the Deputy is given on the attached table.

NUMBER OF PERSONS TO WHOM UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE WAS PAID EACH MONTH IN THE YEARS 1938 TO 1946, INCLUSIVE, AND THE AMOUNTS SO PAID.

NOTE.—The amounts shown represent the totals of the amounts paid each week, the Thursdays of which fall within the month specified. In consequence, some of the totals are in respect of four, and some in respect of five weeks. The numbers of persons represent the average weekly number paid each month. The amounts from July, 1946 (inclusive) to December, 1946 are subject to audit.

Month	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946
Average weekly number paid	Amount paid	Average weekly number paid	Amount paid	Average weekly number paid	Amount paid	Average weekly number paid	Amount paid	Average weekly number paid	Amount paid	Average weekly number paid	Amount paid	Average weekly number paid	Amount paid	Average weekly number paid	Amount paid	Average weekly number paid	Amount
		£		£		£		£		£		£		£		£		£
Jan.	63,089	94,656	64,862	121,190	77,177	137,935	68,553	135,379	63,649	119,615	47,983	101,925	44,240	96,074	4
Feb.	69,479	107,189	71,048	116,116	83,403	157,485	71,232	118,902	61,997	102,122	51,834	107,433	44,201	100,056
Mar.	67,350	131,988	73,010	142,844	65,646	125,567	48,983	96,839	55,864	102,605	48,691	113,740	42,483	105,958
Apr.	69,415	113,549	76,069	127,846	54,740	122,842	35,343	81,795	54,174	112,206	47,280	115,410	39,943	86,915	43
May	70,012	123,002	75,214	136,231	54,639	135,298	33,754	91,866	51,259	89,958	46,053	99,842	38,023	89,398	40,8
June	51,658	112,969	58,179	127,719	41,471	87,791	30,506	70,084	37,557	79,534	38,844	90,691	33,234	86,391	33,55
July	44,145	90,923	45,860	100,030	30,557	66,473	28,682	79,513	27,934	73,528	25,963	75,541	24,061	59,921	24,589	63,444	24,048	64,689
Aug.	42,721	94,777	46,755	121,073	31,525	80,288	28,558	64,016	27,250	60,583	25,734	101,543	24,425	74,610	24,78
Sept.	44,345	107,036	47,119	99,210	33,184	70,374	28,910	64,847	27,319	61,263	25,788	75,405	25,019	61,742	24,47
Oct.	44,411	94,648	49,352	110,568	33,724	88,134	28,525	76,232	27,039	71,446	25,524	62,338	25,368	65,368	23,859	63,021	24,441	65,418
Nov.	58,568	103,768	64,724	140,093	54,850	92,930	43,381	74,627	36,967	72,623	37,844	84,106	37,174	93,931	36,00
Dec.	62,342	118,061	76,421	120,728	65,234	112,817	60,580	101,706	42,065	106,534	43,025	101,783	43,501	88,760	4