asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state in respect of home assistance for the year 1970-71 (a) expenditure and (b) the number of recipients.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Home Assistance.
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Returns in respect of the year 1970-71 have not yet been received from local authorities. Expenditure on home assistance for the year 1969-70 was £1,239,327. The number of persons in respect of whom home assistance was paid on the last Saturday in February, 1971, was 31,618.