Léim ar aghaidh chuig an bpríomhábhar
Gnáthamharc

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 31 May 1939

Vol. 76 No. 3

Written Answers. - Home Assistance Payments.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the average weekly amount paid in home assistance in each public assistance area in each of the months of January-April, 1939, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in each month, and in the corresponding month in the year 1938.

Table showing the average weekly amount paid in home assistance in each public assistance area in each of the months of January—April, 1939, and the average weekly amount of the total sum paid in respect of home assistance in each of these months and in the corresponding months 1938.

Assistance Area

January

February

March

April

Balrothery

262

259

277

203

Dublin

3,925

3,971

3,952

3,802

Rathdown

594

580

571

529

Carlow

124

129

127

127

Cavan

248

247

242

211

Clare

252

249

245

281

Cork, North

306

295

292

276

Cork, South

765

769

766

761

Cork, West

254

255

254

266

Donegal

265

261

308

251

Galway

244

235

236

238

Kerry

393

393

403

397

Kildare

280

266

269

269

Kilkenny

227

277

230

262

Laoighis

151

149

148

173

Leitrim

98

99

100

98

Limerick

311

320

318

314

Limerick Co. Boro'

156

160

171

151

Longford

116

118

119

105

Louth

174

175

176

173

Mayo

300

297

332

307

Meath

214

217

229

211

Monaghan

142

135

137

125

O'Failghe

204

198

200

212

Roscommon

141

139

141

136

Sligo

204

185

202

188

Tipperary, N.R.

158

161

171

160

Tipperary, S.R.

296

298

298

295

Waterford

388

382

368

400

Westmeath

148

140

154

146

Wexford

378

376

389

365

Wicklow

325

306

306

312

Average Weekly Amount

12,043

11,991

12,131

11,744

Average Weekly Amount, 1938

11,493

11,557

11,517

11,294

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the number of persons in receipt of home assistance in each public assistance area on the last Saturday of each of the months of January-April, 1939, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates.

Statement showing number of persons in receipt of home assistance in each public assistance area on the last Saturday of each of the months January—April, 1939, and the total number of persons on home assistance on each of these dates.

Assistance Area

January

Feb ruary

March

April

Balrothery

1,705

1,668

1,628

1,377

Dublin

24,271

24,326

25,711

26,511

Rathdown

2,963

2,835

2,678

2,976

Carlow

932

895

895

1,022

Cavan

2,003

2,009

1,886

1,880

Clare

2,223

2,157

1,940

1,933

Cork North

2,453

2,351

2,245

2,176

Cork South

4,719

4,747

4,751

4,648

Cork West

2,569

2,592

2,513

2,549

Donegal

2,166

2,238

2,080

2,175

Galway

1,756

1,798

1,843

1,806

Kerry

2,988

3,001

3,001

2,965

Kildare

1,894

1,792

1,821

1,812

Kilkenny

1,709

1,751

1,736

1,764

Laoighis

970

991

902

865

Leitrim

747

733

719

776

Limerick

3,278

3,388

3,368

2,897

Limerick Co. Boro.

896

1,026

965

909

Longford

1,312

1,350

1,320

1,247

Louth

1,069

1,035

1,121

1,125

Mayo

2,447

2,446

2,403

2,544

Meath

1,478

1,417

1,444

1,523

Monaghan

973

1,012

737

845

O'Failghe

1,374

1,420

1,341

1,320

Roscommon

987

987

996

964

Sligo

1,440

1,249

1,484

1,227

Tipperary N.R.

1,171

1,194

1,158

1,114

Tipperary S.R.

2,303

2,383

2,349

2,488

Waterford

2,543

2,521

2,420

2,379

Westmeath

874

827

838

837

Wexford

3,284

2,961

3,217

3,165

Wicklow

2,277

2,134

1,977

2,006

TOTAL

83,764

83,234

83,487

83,825

Barr
Roinn