Money Advice and Budgeting Service

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Questions (677)

Pádraig MacLochlainn

Question:

677. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the following information from each Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, office across the State; the numbers of persons availing of the service at that office in 2007 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013, and the staff numbers in each office for 2007 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013. [38293/13]

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Minister for Social Protection

The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board, assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems, in particular those on low incomes and people living on social welfare payments.

In 2013, the Citizens Information Board has been allocated a budget of approximately €47.5 million of which some €19 million has been assigned to MABS. In 2012 the corresponding allocation was €46.8 million and €18.3million respectively.

The Money Advice and Budgeting Service is made up of a network of 53 companies which includes 51 local companies, MABS National Development Limited and National Traveller MABS. There are 277 money advice staff employed nationwide by the individual MABS companies. In 2013, an 16 additional temporary staff have been assigned to MABS for the establishment of the Approved Intermediary Service for the purpose of processing Debt Relief Notices as part of the new Insolvency Service of Ireland.

The table below shows the number of persons availing of services at the local MABS offices together with the staff numbers in each of the offices from 2007 – 2013.

-	No of people availing of MABS Services	No of people availing of MABS Services	No of people availing of MABS Services	No of people availing of MABS Services	No of people availing of MABS Services	No of people availing of MABS Services	No of people availing of MABS Services	No of wte staff in each company	No of wte staff in each company	No of wte staff in each company	No of wte staff in each company	No of wte staff in each company	No of wte staff in each company	No of wte staff in each company
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013 - to end June	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013 - to end June
Company
Arklow & District	207	260	210	328	440	451	257	3	3	3	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Athlone	205	248	299	306	279	289	151	1.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Ballymun	471	550	566	475	447	336	147	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.4	5.9	5.9	5.92
Blanchardstown	398	428	374	462	506	579	334	4.7	4.7	4.7	5	5.25	5.25	5
Bray	427	663	794	895	807	800	431	4	4.6	4.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5
Carlow	740	709	635	659	582	708	365	4.65	5.2	5.2	5.7	5.2	5.2	5.02
Cavan	246	283	476	623	569	597	271	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Charleville	167	218	311	293	253	238	114	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Clare	304	372	547	584	640	572	283	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Clondalkin	315	341	357	397	422	607	288	4	5	5	5	4	4	5
Cork	1001	975	1246	1473	1455	1328	732	5.8	6.8	6.8	7.3	6.8	6.8	7.8
Cork North	314	424	469	543	592	503	249	3.1	4.1	4.1	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
Cork West	275	306	414	373	357	347	217	3	3	3	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Donegal North	247	369	445	686	667	548	318	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Donegal South	50	99	114	103	111	115	47	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Drogheda	233	283	367	437	820	665	365	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Dublin 10 + 20 (Comac)	261	467	518	560	541	454	214	4.8	5	5	5.9	5.5	5.5	5.4
Dublin 12 Area	321	306	350	416	365	344	184	3.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	5.1	5.1	4.3
Dublin North City	454	287	342	507	567	426	221	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Dublin North East	311	391	433	491	556	658	291	3.5	3.5	3.5	4	3	3	4
Dublin South East	272	225	229	287	316	317	203	3.6	3.6	3.6	4	3.6	3.6	3.6
Dun Laoghaire	388	463	478	551	556	336	255	3	4	4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Dún na nGall Iarthar	44	48	79	90	83	99	53	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Dundalk/Oriel	167	236	326	228	448	402	165	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Dundrum/Rathfarnham	245	315	445	617	621	589	260	3.6	4.1	4.1	4.1	4	4	4.1
Fingal	260	270	331	450	513	531	246	4	4	4	4.5	4	4	5
Finglas/Cabra	459	494	452	637	795	680	293	5	5	5	4.9	5	5	5
Galway North	284	390	483	414	363	410	198	2.7	2.7	2.7	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.5
Galway South	587	703	682	826	953	955	507	5.5	5.5	5.5	7	7	7	7.5
Kerry	599	754	836	891	671	684	430	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Kildare	465	541	540	564	566	1028	607	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.85	6.85	6.85	6.85
Kilkenny	285	363	444	437	441	482	226	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Laois	302	463	603	612	667	645	273	3	3	3	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Leitrim	102	139	164	173	186	176	67	2.1	2.6	2.6	2.6	3.1	3.1	2.5
Liffey South West	306	310	786	744	844	482	191	5	5	5	5	5.2	5.2	5.2
Limerick	185	624	658	671	506	520	283	5	5	5	6	6	6	6
Longford	109	152	239	309	314	526	271	2	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Mayo North	131	124	200	222	255	205	98	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Mayo South	185	241	267	362	346	330	177	3.2	3.2	2.8	3	3.3	3.3	3.5
Meath	342	467	767	352	726	642	193	4	4	4	4	5	5	4
Monaghan	110	161	222	197	205	243	88	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Mullingar	222	256	360	393	435	390	248	3.1	3.1	3.1	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.5
Offaly	148	224	243	270	416	394	145	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Roscommon	114	184	242	217	268	256	120	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Sligo	178	241	286	370	358	404	190	2	3	3	3	3.5	3.5	3.5
Tallaght	395	507	543	662	703	742	359	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Tipperary North	195	241	311	420	416	490	251	3	3	3	3.5	4.5	4.5	3.5
Tipperary South	374	586	693	834	803	712	406	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6
Waterford	495	683	990	1086	1296	1115	529	5.5	5.5	5.5	6.7	5.9	5.9	5.9
Waterford West	154	239	224	266	278	314	201	2	2.1	2.1	2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Wexford	308	419	572	511	569	498	244	4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Total	15,357	19,042	22,962	25,274	26,893	26,162	13,256	188.45	200.9	200.5	213.75	213.6	213.6	214.29