Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 23 Oct 1979

Vol. 316 No. 3

Written Answers. - Smallholders' Assistance.

434.

Mr. Kenny

asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total payments of smallholders' assistance made in each local office in County Mayo during the last week of September 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979.

Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Haughey)

The following is the expenditure on unemployment assistance to smallholders registered at each local office in County Mayo during the last week of September 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979:

Local Office	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Achill	£2,238	£2,716	£3,431	£4,096	£4,623
Ballina	£11,513	£12,540	£13,607	£14,549	£14,805
Ballinrobe	£7,085	£6,866	£7,203	£7,851	£6,408
Belmullet	£7,337	£8,560	£9,612	£11,103	£13,381
Castlebar	£3,113	£3,740	£4,217	£4,388	£4,078
Claremorris	£6,921	£7,063	£7,757	£7,859	£6,875
Swinford	£11,126	£12,202	£12,812	£13,490	£15,215
Westport	£5,937	£6,922	£7,456	£8,622	£9,451
Total	£55,270	£60,609	£66,095	£71,958	£74,836

435.

Mr. Kenny

asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of applicants for smallholders' assistance in each local office in County Mayo in September of each year from 1975 to 1979 inclusive.

Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Haughey)

The following is the number of smallholder applicants for unemployment assistance at each local office in County Mayo during the last week in September for each of the years 1975 to 1979 inclusive:

Local Office	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Achill	188	207	202	216	216
Ballina	1,069	1,005	943	900	815
Ballinrobe	618	569	521	482	391
Belmullet	569	523	513	495	495
Castlebar	301	355	297	290	248
Claremorris	642	615	560	506	431
Swinford	860	863	820	743	768
Westport	475	489	469	444	485
Total	4,722	4,626	4,325	4,076	3,849