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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 2 Oct 1940

Vol. 81 No. 1

Written Answers. - Home Assistance.

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 May, June and July, 1940, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in each month, and in the corresponding month in the year 1939.

Following is the reply:—

Statement showing the average weekly amount paid in home assistance in each public assistance area in respect of the months of May, June and July, 1940, and the average weekly amount of the total amount of home assistance paid in these months and in May, June and July, 1939.

Assistance District

1940

May

June

July

£

£

£

Balrothery

216

214

203

Dublin

3,971

3,910

3,755

Rathdown

598

601

622

Carlow

142

136

148

Cavan

236

223

258

Clare

240

250

270

Cork, North

302

317

342

Cork, South

833

898

950

Cork, West

259

252

261

Donegal

268

283

296

Galway

240

237

250

Kerry

431

432

469

Kildare

278

288

280

Kilkenny

259

259

260

Laoighis

158

162

169

Leitrim

103

95

111

Limerick

353

347

355

Limerick Co. Boro'

115

136

150

Longford

107

109

113

Louth

186

195

203

Mayo

304

314

334

Meath

215

214

226

Monaghan

106

107

111

O'Failghe

202

192

220

Roscommon

146

141

176

Sligo

231

215

223

Tipperary, N.R.

165

165

169

Tipperary, S.R.

322

344

347

Waterford

391

416

420

Westmeath

136

137

139

Wexford

391

422

445

Wicklow

315

334

372

Average Weekly Amount, 1940

12,219

12,345

12,647

Average Weekly Amount, 1939

11,502

11,432

11,431

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 May, June and July, 1940, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates.

Following is the reply:—

Statement showing the number of persons in receipt of home assistance in each public assistance area on the last Saturday of each of the months of May, June and July, 1940, and the total number of persons in receipt of home assistance on each of these dates.

Assistance Area

1940

May

June

July

Balrothery

1,267

1,153

1,062

Dublin

29,887

25,427

23,321

Rathdown

3,446

3,209

3,291

Carlow

1,027

1,122

1,118

Cavan

1,880

1,864

1,802

Clare

1,924

2,239

2,330

Cork, North

2,181

2,513

2,540

Cork, South

4,872

5,654

5,333

Cork, West

2,577

2,601

2,713

Donegal

2,374

2,535

2,644

Galway

1,749

1,695

1,802

Kerry

3,155

3,189

3,445

Kildare

1,843

1,829

1,764

Kilkenny

1,963

2,004

1,944

Laoighis

898

905

975

Leitrim

695

712

803

Limerick

3,196

3,236

3,359

Limerick Co. Boro'

765

1,061

1,002

Longford

1,083

1,270

1,298

Louth

1,166

1,206

1,227

Mayo

2,361

2,723

3,031

Meath

1,465

1,547

1,593

Monaghan

892

810

769

O'Failghe

1,406

1,558

1,512

Roscommon

1,000

1,041

1,071

Sligo

1,958

1,833

2,230

Tipperary, N.R.

1,117

1,134

1,177

Tipperary, S.R.

2,618

2,936

2,973

Waterford

2,485

2,628

2,777

Westmeath

833

856

873

Wexford

3,389

4,080

3,896

Wicklow

2,041

2,415

2,411

TOTALS

89,513

88,985

88,086

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