asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of persons in receipt of (a) deserted wife's benefit, and (b) deserted wife's allowance at the latest date for which figures are available, on a county by county basis.
Written Answers. - Deserted Wife's Benefit and Allowance Statistics.
112.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table:
Recipients of Deserted Wife's Benefit and Allowance on 23 May, 1986.
|
County |
Deserted wife's benefit |
Deserted wife's allowance |
|
Carlow |
48 |
35 |
|
Cavan |
34 |
48 |
|
Clare |
76 |
85 |
|
Cork |
476 |
365 |
|
Donegal |
92 |
196 |
|
Dublin |
2,850 |
1,545 |
|
Galway |
118 |
203 |
|
Kerry |
98 |
163 |
|
Kildare |
139 |
93 |
|
Kilkenny |
66 |
58 |
|
Laois |
39 |
32 |
|
Leitrim |
15 |
13 |
|
Limerick |
252 |
195 |
|
Longford |
20 |
29 |
|
Louth |
194 |
101 |
|
Mayo |
46 |
133 |
|
Meath |
106 |
85 |
|
Monaghan |
41 |
56 |
|
Offaly |
45 |
55 |
|
Roscommon |
24 |
36 |
|
Sligo |
60 |
54 |
|
Tipperary |
150 |
147 |
|
Waterford |
108 |
105 |
|
Westmeath |
67 |
70 |
|
Wexford |
124 |
148 |
|
Wicklow |
201 |
140 |
|
Total |
5,489 |
4,190 |