Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 27 Sep 1933

Vol. 49 No. 14

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Able-bodied on Home Assistance Relief.

Risteárd Ua Maolchatha

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the total number of (a) able-bodied men and (b) of able-bodied women in receipt of home assistance in the last week of June, 1933, or for the last month for which the information is available, in each county health or public assistance district, and the total number of (a) able-bodied men and (b) able-bodied women in receipt of home assistance in each such district on the corresponding dates in the year 1932 and 1931.

Dr. Ward

I will arrange to have these figures printed in the Dáil Reports.

General Mulcahy

Will the Parliamentary Secretary say if this information will be available after questions to-day?

Dr. Ward

Yes.

Following are the figures:—

ABLE-BODIED PERSONS IN RECEIPT OF HOME ASSISTANCE
(Excluding dependent wives of men on assistance and children under 15 years).
	Last week of July,	Last week of July,	Last week of July,
1931	1932	1933
Ablebodied men	Ablebodied women	Ablebodied men	Ablebodied women	Ablebodied men	Ablebodied women
UNIONS:
Balrothery	52	58	107	58	227	60
Dublin	2,647	846	3,032	913	4,125	1,091
Rathdown	303	122	512	154	697	201
(a) TOTAL	3,002	1,026	3,651	1,125	5,049	1,352
ASSISTANCE DISTRICTS:
Carlow	29	88	29	83	65	88
Cavan	—	136	—	73	—	90
Clare	82	140	90	153	145	195
Cork N.	133	119	76	121	253	152
Cork S.	79	448	157	503	946	612
Cork W.	37	122	57	139	103	154
Donegal	69	194	93	202	337	294
Galway	66	127	117	130	247	172
Kerry	26	201	69	185	99	238
Kildare	124	175	174	174	274	199
Kilkenny	14	145	41	149	97	165
Laoighis	31	84	19	93	104	93
Leitrim	46	45	72	53	95	60
Limerick	90	213	120	245	489	226
Limerick C.B.	109	86	434	143	502	165
Longford	2	20	15	21	39	21
Louth	167	117	158	123	156	95
Mayo	115	144	121	142	183	142
Meath	44	107	39	111	61	124
Monaghan	11	—	45	22	30	9
Offaly	1	7	180	250	198	88
Roscommon	11	68	38	80	151	92
Sligo	41	9	79	54	121	76
Tipperary N.R.	2	68	15	93	1	87
Tipperary S.R.	142	166	267	181	745	192
Waterford	385	264	520	292	695	329
Westmeath	47	64	52	105	88	90
Wexford	243	207	332	210	581	260
Wicklow	260	224	259	233	370	230
(b) TOTAL	2,406	3,788	3,668	4,363	7,275	4,738
TOTAL (a) & (b)	5,408	4,814	7,319	5,488	12,324	6,090

ABLE-BODIED PERSONS IN RECEIPT OF HOME ASSISTANCE
(Excluding dependent wives of men on assistance and person under 15 years).
	Last week of July,	Last week of July,	Last week of July,
1931	1932	1933
Ablebodied men	Ablebodied women	Ablebodied men	Ablebodied women	Ablebodied men	Ablebodied women
UNION:
Balrothery	122	53	132	58	295	60
Dublin	2,766	837	3,026	921	3,982	1,113
Rathdown	267	112	493	151	693	204
TOTAL (a)	3,155	1,002	3,651	1,130	4,970	1,377
ASSISTANCE DISTRICTS:
Carlow	25	85	23	82	44	91
Cavan	2	129	15	72	—	99
Clare	102	143	97	151	317	204
Cork N.	118	111	102	120	391	151
Cork S.	68	437	155	487	894	604
Cork W.	48	124	62	137	126	153
Donegal	66	186	97	198	327	288
Galway	87	131	100	139	309	175
Kerry	31	207	73	189	122	233
Kildare	151	180	171	174	289	205
Kilkenny	20	144	50	148	104	164
Laoighis	30	85	18	92	96	93
Leitrim	45	42	76	50	90	61
Limerick	98	209	110	239	530	229
Limerick C.B.	97	80	445	150	566	169
Longford	2	17	13	21	32	21
Louth	162	116	156	120	151	97
Mayo	113	146	130	146	214	152
Meath	34	104	23	113	61	118
Monaghan	12	—	48	24	46	9
Offaly	111	95	159	231	204	85
Roscommon	8	60	36	80	148	90
Sligo	33	11	70	57	144	76
Tipperary N.R.	2	77	19	96	12	76
Tipperary S.R.	160	162	225	178	865	189
Waterford	407	264	516	296	736	332
Westmeath	48	104	46	115	85	85
Wexford	227	207	305	213	594	257
Wicklow	273	261	390	232	426	236
TOTAL (b)	2,580	3,917	3,730	4,350	7,923	4,742
TOTALS (a) & (b)	5,735	4,919	7,381	5,480	12,893	6,119