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.
Written Answers. - Home Assistance Payments.
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 |