asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of recipients of farmer's unemployment assistance through (a) the Newcastle West labour exchange, County Limerick, and (b) the Listowel labour exchange, County Kerry, for each of the last ten years.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Assistance.
67.
The following is the number of smallholder recipients of unemployment assistance at the local offices concerned during the first week in August in each of the last ten years:—
|
Year |
Newcastle West |
Listowel |
|
1976 |
508 |
830 |
|
1975 |
552 |
924 |
|
1974 |
482 |
784 |
|
1973 |
471 |
751 |
|
1972 |
463 |
721 |
|
1971 |
385 |
674 |
|
1970 |
436 |
617 |
|
1969 |
370 |
490 |
|
1968 |
316 |
410 |
|
1967 |
291 |
378 |
68.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason for the refusal by his Department to pay unemployment assistance to a person (name supplied) in County Limerick.
The person concerned was not entitled to unemployment assistance on his application of 9th June, 1976, as he was not the holder of a qualification certificate which is a necessary requirement for entitlement to assistance. His application for a qualification certificate was disallowed by a deciding officer on the grounds that he had failed to furnish particulars of his means. When he appealed against the disallowance he was given a further opportunity of furnishing the required information. On the basis of the information then given by him the deciding officer has given a revised decision which entitles him to a reduced rate of unemployment assistance with effect from 9th June, 1976. Arrangements have been made to have all arrears due to him paid during the present week.