Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 May 1964

Vol. 209 No. 12

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - South Tipperary Unemployment Payments.

3.

Mr. P. Hogan

(South Tipperary) asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in receipt of (a) unemployment benefit and (b) unemployment assistance in South Tipperary on 1st April for the years 1958 to 1964 inclusive.

Mr. J. Brennan

With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing for the offices of the Department of Social Welfare situated in Tipperary South Riding, the numbers of persons in receipt of unemployment benefit and of unemployment assistance, including those listed at these offices for such payments at Post Offices in the week preceding 1st Saturday of April for the years 1958 to 1964. No classification of such payments by place of residence of the recipients is available.

Following is the statement:—

NUMBER of persons in receipt of (a) Unemployment Benefit and (b) Unemployment Assistance during the week preceding the 1st Saturday of April in the years 1958 to 1964 at the Local Offices of the Department of Social Welfare situated in Tipperary South Riding.

Week preceding	Cahir	Carrick-on Suir	Cashel	Clonmel	Tipperary
U.B.	U.A.	U.B.	U.A.	U.B.	U.A.	U.B.	U.A.	U.B.	U.A.
5 April, 1958	111	13	104	46	144	35	253	148	300	82
4 ,, 1959	191	10	108	40	120	39	381	154	254	50
2 ,, 1960	100	18	117	66	86	33	231	118	270	57
1 ,, 1961	82	12	60	26	80	21	223	81	250	24
7 ,, 1962	48	5	65	27	64	26	205	88	235	42
6 ,, 1963	58	6	77	32	88	26	172	85	225	52
4 ,, 1964	68	7	73	39	98	32	228	91	235	36