Ivor Callely
Question:156 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total value and number of cheques issued by supplementary welfare officers to recipients for each of the years 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1994. [10571/95]
Vol. 454 No. 3
156 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total value and number of cheques issued by supplementary welfare officers to recipients for each of the years 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1994. [10571/95]
Total expenditure on the supplementary welfare allowance, SWA, scheme, excluding administration costs, for the years requested is as follows:
Year |
Expenditure |
£m |
|
1987 |
32.5 |
1989 |
36.4 |
1991 |
61.9 |
1994 |
108.2 |
1987 |
||
Health Board |
||
£ (000's) |
No. of Cheques issued |
|
Eastern (Note 2) |
22,694 |
580,811 |
Midland (Note 3) |
N/A |
N/A |
Mid-Western (Note 4) |
N/A |
N/A |
Southern |
5,259 |
142,600 |
South-Eastern (Note 5) |
5,181 |
120,000 |
North-Eastern (Note 6) |
2,396 |
N/A |
North-Western |
935 |
20,806 |
Western (Note 7) |
Nil |
Nil |
Total |
36,465 |
864,217 |
1989 |
||
Health Board |
||
£ (000's) |
No. of Cheques issued |
|
Eastern |
22,480 |
547,533 |
Midland |
2,123 |
55,750 |
Mid-Western |
N/A |
N/A |
Southern |
5,996 |
163,650 |
South-Eastern |
4,126 |
120,000 |
North-Eastern |
2,228 |
N/A |
North-Western |
1,058 |
24,848 |
Western |
Nil |
Nil |
Total |
38,011 |
911,781 |
1991 |
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Health Board |
||
£ (000's) |
No. of Cheques issued |
|
Eastern |
37,262 |
685,259 |
Midland |
2,949 |
69,500 |
Mid-Western |
N/A |
N/A |
Southern |
9,521 |
205,900 |
South-Eastern |
6,782 |
120,000 |
North-Eastern |
3,388 |
N/A |
North-Western |
1,331 |
30,092 |
Western |
Nil |
Nil |
Total |
61,233 |
1,110,751 |
1994 |
||
Health Board |
||
£ (000's) |
No. of Cheques issued |
|
Eastern |
54,203 |
648,530 |
Midland |
4,196 |
83,150 |
Mid-Western |
N/A |
N/A |
Southern |
14,947 |
205,821 |
South-Eastern |
8,295 |
120,000 |
North-Eastern |
6,545 |
N/A |
North-Western |
1,620 |
41,321 |
Western |
11,718 |
187,158 |
Total |
101,524 |
1,285,980 |
Note 1: |
Expenditure figures for all Health Boards have been rounded to the nearest £000. |
Note 2: |
Figures on the number of cheques issued by the Eastern Health Board for each of the years requested are estimated. |
Note 3: |
Information in respect of Midland Health Board not readily available for 1987. |
Note 4: |
Health Board unable to provide the information within available timescale. |
Note 5: |
Figures in respect of numbers of cheques issued by CWOs in South-Eastern Health Board for each of the years requested have been estimated. |
Note 6: |
Details of the number of cheques issued by CWOs in North-Western Health Board are not available. |
Note 7: |
A cash system was in operation in the Western Health Board until 1992. |