Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 17 Dec 1975

Vol. 286 No. 11

Written Answers. - Farmers' Dole Payments.

144.

Mr. Molloy

asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total weekly payments of dole for farmers made at each employment exchange on the latest available date in 1975 and on the corresponding date in each year since 1966.

Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Corish)

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report. Following is the statement:

TOTAL payments of unemployment assistance made to smallholders in the last week of October in each of the years 1967 to 1975 inclusive, by employment exchanges and employment offices:

Employment exchange or employment office

Name of office	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975 (Estimated)
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Achill	359	505	657	787	909	1,211	1,576	1,730	2,470
Athlone	136	137	307	499	908	1,137	1,908	2,767	4,110
Ballina	1,508	1,832	2,487	3,113	3,228	4,401	6,437	8,907	13,100
Cahirciveen	548	665	910	1,127	1,293	1,634	2,372	3,006	4,700
Carlow	10	13	—	—	—	46	66	75	110
Carrick-on- Shannon	1,464	1,559	1,983	2,506	2,554	3,400	4,790	5,917	9,160
Clifden	580	640	837	1,139	1,139	1,252	1,589	2,332	3,010
Clonmel	4	7	14	27	30	41	56	64	110
Cobh	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Drogheda	—	5	2	2	9	3	—	—	—
Dundalk	31	41	43	115	109	201	252	312	440
Dungloe	1,459	1,849	2,149	2,799	2,701	3,327	4,017	4,280	4,890
Dun Laoghaire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Galway	3,079	3,833	4,964	6,152	6,443	8,029	10,334	12,472	16,770
Kilkenny	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Letterkenny	675	878	1,121	1,470	1,527	2,121	2,694	3,285	5,050
Limerick	10	19	23	27	27	161	213	340	890
Longford	382	602	727	1,047	1,280	1,565	2,418	3,544	5,270
Mullingar	10	15	22	54	67	98	146	204	370
Newcastle West	723	1,046	1,449	2,059	2,222	2,790	3,852	4,745	7,310
Sligo	357	432	616	706	656	837	1,342	1,764	2,950
Tralee	1,614	2,132	3,027	3,856	4,678	6,033	8,540	11,836	18,370
Waterford	10	7	17	30	28	40	45	53	70
Westport	723	866	1,179	1,542	1,659	2,308	3,308	4,670	5,900
Wexford	15	24	42	54	68	97	127	116	340
Gardiner Street	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cumberland Street North	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Werburgh Street	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Victoria Street	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cork	7	5	—	7	—	—	—	—	50
Ardee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arklow	7	6	2	5	6	10	—	—	—
Athy	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	20
Bagenalstown	—	7	11	8	9	30	14	20	70
Bailieboro	63	168	286	455	639	835	1,445	2,333	4,590
Balbriggan	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ballinasloe	117	214	343	546	878	1,206	2,461	4,121	8,490
Ballinrobe	531	614	919	1,160	1,326	1,864	3,251	4,792	7,650
Ballybofey	444	528	633	772	809	1,121	1,642	2,257	3,830
Ballyshannon	324	401	492	612	620	871	1,068	1,433	2,490
Baltinglass	—	18	42	56	47	89	463	218	330
Bandon	5	4	3	9	14	18	33	47	50
Bantry	69	88	176	456	598	849	1,345	1,613	3,090
Belmullet	1,627	1,873	2,544	3,259	3,183	4,317	5,690	6,087	7,550
Belturbet	162	272	395	464	459	684	1,111	1,658	3,030
Birr	28	26	35	95	122	192	298	301	420
Blessington	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Boyle	262	382	419	584	562	788	1,120	1,607	2,820
Bray	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Buncrana	1,219	1,288	1,979	2,543	2,598	3,261	4,653	5,374	8,090
Cahir	—	—	—	2	1	3	9	3	50
Callan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Carrickmacross	24	3	17	31	59	232	372	732	1,480
Carrick-on-Suir	6	7	9	33	28	28	48	65	80
Cashel	—	5	20	7	8	11	14	15	20
Castlebar	262	281	509	567	674	1,029	1,675	2,119	3,390
Castleblayney	19	24	40	45	44	97	200	889	1,690
Castlecomer	—	1	—	—	—	—	61	42	110
Castlepollard	5	—	8	10	12	—	—	9	40
Castlerea	884	1,243	1,789	2,322	2,681	3,437	5,313	7,143	11,000
Castletownbere	244	243	354	430	700	826	1,150	1,683	2,970
Cavan	169	344	549	845	1,008	1,323	2,639	3,806	6,650
Claremorris	316	540	778	1,330	1,557	2,228	3,234	4,999	8,160
Clonakilty	25	42	55	103	145	180	290	367	570
Clones	12	17	27	40	49	58	105	125	510
Dingle	475	690	844	1,299	1,581	2,149	3,331	4,314	5,880
Donegal	533	712	791	1,071	1,094	1,167	1,731	2,111	2,580
Droichead Nua	12	8	4	5	16	16	21	17	50
Dunfanaghy	1,099	1,282	1,719	1,880	2,017	2,547	3,212	3,677	4,720
Dungarvan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dunmanway	24	33	105	358	452	649	1,034	1,544	2,680
Edenderry	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ennis	271	396	588	846	964	1,375	2,118	3,259	5,220
Enniscorthy	15	19	18	21	40	40	38	66	80
Ennistymon	486	691	1,011	1,463	1,687	2,348	3,745	5,320	8,090
Fermoy	5	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	50
Gorey	—	7	9	10	22	17	17	22	30
Gort	40	82	157	210	309	513	948	1,987	4,200
Granard	221	251	389	592	841	1,160	1,921	2,909	4,720
Kells	3	7	7	9	6	8	21	70	130
Kenmare	131	214	311	376	531	751	1,245	1,958	2,870
Kildare	6	15	34	30	39	45	68	108	100
Killarney	561	878	1,200	1,639	1,868	2,592	3,644	5,316	7,910
Killorglin	755	944	1,217	1,629	1,894	2,796	4,012	5,169	7,370
Killybegs	563	1,118	1,490	1,889	2,009	2,406	2,870	3,438	4,470
Kilmallock	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kilrush	413	671	1,052	1,672	2,264	2,992	5,000	7,428	11,120
Kinsale	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	5	10
Lismore	5	6	7	8	10	13	18	16	70
Listowel	1,071	1,508	2,059	3,137	3,441	4,505	6,134	8,231	11,480
Loughrea	54	171	257	379	524	987	1,948	3,136	6,690
Macroom	101	203	318	559	653	855	1,329	1,327	2,740
Mallow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Manorhamilton	713	889	1,096	1,400	1,405	1,658	2,230	2,374	3,680
Maynooth	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Midleton	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	10
Monaghan	48	72	130	270	154	95	176	378	810
Navan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nenagh	—	—	—	—	27	82	61	119	350
Newmarket	363	505	741	1,097	1,230	1,737	2,501	3,215	4,560
New Ross	—	7	5	5	6	15	19	18	40
Oughterard	326	439	467	647	614	812	998	1,234	2,000
Passage West	4	5	6	7	8	10	12	12	20
Portarlington	10	27	49	62	84	108	156	257	380
Port Laoighise	34	108	149	220	266	257	391	874	820
Rathdowney	5	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Roscommon	—	41	28	80	163	161	312	599	1,780
Roscrea	—	5	—	—	—	—	29	33	40
Skibbereen	57	82	82	551	750	1,165	2,051	3,250	5,460
Swinford	1,425	1,834	2,392	3,076	3,312	4,594	5,954	7,408	10,820
Thomastown	—	9	24	39	—	73	118	140	220
Thurles	—	—	18	21	24	36	87	118	170
Tipperary	—	—	—	—	—	9	58	36	20
Trim	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tuam	828	1,108	1,584	2,705	3,666	5,361	8,952	11,966	18,870
Tubbercurry	574	796	1,022	1,280	2,059	1,843	2,241	2,237	5,270
Tulla	53	111	180	271	389	552	918	1,245	2,750
Tullamore	—	—	72	220	258	380	455	575	620
Tullow	10	27	41	45	47	62	57	109	130
Wicklow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Youghal	10	10	21	26	14	24	24	19	40