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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 11 Dec 1985

Vol. 362 No. 10

Written Answers. - National Fuel Scheme.

69.

asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of recipients under the national fuel scheme in each community care area in the heating seasons, in 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1984-85 and 1985-86.

The information requested by the Deputy in respect of 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1984-85 is set out in the following table. Information for the current season is not yet available.

Community Care Area

No. of Recipients

1982/83

1983/84

1984/85

Dublin (all areas)

17,838

20,898

22,916*

Kildare

2,462

2,194

2,651*

Wicklow

2,700

2,285

2,525*

Eastern Health Board Total

23,000

25,377

28,092*

Offaly

1,547

1,650

1,814

Westmeath

1,414

1,478

1,676

Longford

839

867

860

Laois

1,793

1,826

2,071

Midland Health Board Total

5,593

5,821

6,422

Limerick

2,829

3,169

3,281*

Tipperary NR

2,372

1,738

2,816

Clare

2,174

2,138

2,600*

Mid-Western Health Board Total

7,375

7,045

8,679*

Louth

2,704

2,960

3,333*

Cavan

1,747

1,651

1,726

Meath

3,061

3,429

3,600*

Monaghan

893

829

837

North-Eastern Health Board Total

8,405

8,869

9,496*

Donegal

6,142

6,233

6,372

Leitrim

1,701

1,717

1,864

Sligo

2,066

2,123

2,312

North-Western Health Board Total

9,909

10,073

10,548

Kilkenny

2,616

2,354

2,493

Carlow

1,221

1,231

1,281

Wexford

3,749

4,029

4,038

Tipperary SR

2,945

3,106

3,437

Waterford

2,742

3,193

3,200*

South-Eastern Health Board Total

13,273

13,913

14,449*

Cork North Lee

3,190

3,029

3,163

Cork South Lee

2,314

2,232

2,371

Cork North

2,627

2,461

2,582

Cork West

1,937

2,001

2,173

Kerry

6,280

6,505

6,776

Southern Health Board Total

16,348

16,228

17,065

Galway

4,368

4,720

5,077

Mayo

4,110

4,152

4,505

Roscommon

1,432

1,549

1,660

Western Health Board Total

9,910

10,421

11,242

Total

93,813

97,747

106,011*

*Provisional

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