Vol. 440 No. 1
157 Mr. L. Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in receipt of disabled persons maintenance allowances or any other allowances in the Southern Health Board area including Cork city, Cork county and County Kerry for the period ending 28 February 1994, and the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the Southern Health Board area is shown in the following table. My Department does not collect this information on a county basis. The most recent month for which returns are available is January 1994.
|
Allowance |
No. of Recipients as at 28-2-92 |
No. of Recipients as at 28-2-93 |
No. of Recipients as at 31-1-94 |
|
Disabled Persons Maintenance Allowance |
4,999 |
5,088 |
5,108 |
|
Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Allowance |
95 |
130 |
132 |
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance |
1,207 |
1,262 |
1,357 |
|
Infectious Diseases Maintenance Allowance |
10 |
8 |
8 |
|
Mobility Allowance |
272 |
293 |
308 |
|
Blind Welfare Allowance |
233 |
252 |
252 |
