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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Feb 1997

Vol. 474 No. 3

Written Answers. - Social Welfare Schemes.

Cecilia Keaveney

Question:

215 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give a breakdown by county of the cost of the rent and mortgage scheme under the supplementary welfare schemes for each of the years from 1994 to 1996. [3101/97]

Detailed information on expenditure on rent and mortgage interest supplements is available on a health board basis only. The available information on expenditure on rent and mortgage interest supplements for the years in question are set out in the following tabular statement.

Health Board

Rent Supp.

Mort. Int. Supp.

Total

£m

£m

£m

Year 1994

Eastern

25.990

4.846

30.836

Midland

1.352

0.195

1.547

Mid-Western

2.250

0.478

2.728

North-Eastern

1.489

0.775

2.264

North-Western*

1.352

0.195

1.547

South-Eastern

2.313

0.511

2.824

Southern

5.948

1.184

7.132

Western

4.193

0.841

5.034

Total £m

44.887

9.025

53.912

Year 1995

Eastern

30.89

5.36

36.25

Midland

1.67

0.23

1.90

Mid-Western

2.60

0.52

3.12

North-Eastern

2.26

0.87

3.13

North-Western*

1.67

0.56

2.23

South-Eastern

2.87

0.56

3.43

Southern

5.87

0.80

6.67

Western

5.13

0.86

5.99

Total £m

52.96

9.76

62.72

Year 1996 (January to Septemember incl.)

Eastern

25.08

4.13

29.21

Midland

1.38

0.17

1.55

Mid-Western

1.54

0.28

1.82

North-Eastern

2.17

0.64

2.81

North-Western*

1.38

0.17

1.55

South-Eastern

2.47

0.68

3.15

Southern

2.51

0.32

2.83

Western

4.71

0.66

5.37

Total £m

41.24

7.05

48.29

* estimated
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