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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 2 Oct 1940

Vol. 81 No. 1

Written Answers. - Unemployment Insurance.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of (1) men, (2) women, (3) boys, (4) girls, and (5) the total of such persons who were in receipt of (1) unemployment insurance payments, and (2) unemployment assistance payments, during the week preceding each of the following dates, viz., the 30th March, 1940; 27th April, 1940; 25th May, 1940; 29th June, 1940; 27th July, 1940; 31st August, 1940, in each of the employment areas, (1) Dublin and Dun Laoghaire, (2) North Leinster, (3) South Leinster, (4) North Munster, (5) South Munster, (6) North Connacht, (7) South Connacht, (8) Ulster; and the gross total of such persons in receipt of these payments.

The particulars are as follows:—

NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PAID (1) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND (2) UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE DURING THE WEEKS SPECIFIED.

Area in which Local Office is situated

Week ended

(1) Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment Assistance*

Men

Women

Boys

Girls

Total

Men

Women

Total

Dublin Co. Borough and Dun Laoghaire Borough

30/3/'40

6,086

1,821

131

152

8,190

15,187

496

15,683

27/4/'40

5,092

3,092

108

112

8,404

15,255

508

15,763

25/5/'40

4,055

2,807

92

99

7,053

14,517

529

15,046

29/6/'40

3,690

2,885

115

115

6,805

11,934

562

12,496

27/7/'40

3,414

2,882

114

136

6,546

10,597

610

11,207

31/8/'40

3,578

2,565

102

127

6,372

10,757

719

11,476

30/3/'40

2,121

398

17

17

2,553

3,650

144

3,794

27/4/'40

1,843

444

18

13

2,318

3,763

141

3,904

North Leinster

25/5/'40

1,650

559

25

32

2,266

3,630

155

3,785

29/6/'40

1,377

517

22

31

1,947

1,563

90

1,653

27/7/'40

1,368

603

42

37

2,050

1,556

97

1,653

31/8/'40

1,504

693

48

70

2,315

1,665

108

1,773

30/3/'40

1,690

211

28

5

1,934

3,857

252

4,109

27/4/'40

1,634

365

31

17

2,047

3,731

256

3,987

South Leinster

25/5/'40

1,450

285

26

10

1,771

3,775

274

4,049

29/6/'40

1,294

230

10

7

1,541

1,907

131

2,038

27/7/'40

1,198

227

13

15

1,453

1,783

125

1,908

31/8/'40

1,367

265

31

11

1,674

1,901

124

2,025

30/3/'40

2,074

289

31

19

2,413

7,663

384

8,047

27/4/'40

1,773

331

27

13

2,144

7,368

379

7,747

North Munster

25/5/'40

1,799

360

29

16

2,204

7,569

365

7,934

29/6/'40

1,743

401

23

16

2,183

4,084

248

4,332

27/7/'40

1,650

386

29

8

2,073

3,668

235

3,903

31/8/'40

1,610

316

26

14

1,966

3,830

225

4,055

30/3/'40

2,587

720

48

30

3,385

9,472

542

10,014

27/4/'40

2,377

538

38

23

2,976

9,778

558

10,336

South Munster

25/5/'40

1,867

561

40

48

2,516

9,549

545

10,094

29/6/'40

1,687

515

33

41

2,276

5,428

385

5,813

27/7/'40

1,913

725

39

38

2,715

5,370

387

5,757

31/8/'40

1,967

786

37

47

2,837

5,934

403

6,337

30/3/'40

771

78

5

854

4,321

164

4,485

27/4/'40

881

70

9

3

963

4,822

170

4,992

North Connacht

25/5/'40

836

60

2

1

899

5,149

143

5,292

29/6/'40

729

64

5

4

802

2,074

34

2,108

27/7/'40

726

68

2

2

798

2,420

23

2,443

31/8/'40

737

123

9

12

881

2,720

28

2,748

30/3/'40

671

98

2

3

774

2,191

73

2,264

27/4/'40

626

97

1

4

728

2,560

72

2,632

South Connacht

25/5/'40

605

110

3

4

722

2,670

77

2,747

29/6/'40

577

97

3

5

682

1,510

23

1,533

27/7/'40

694

96

1

2

793

1,594

23

1,617

31/8/'40

578

94

2

1

675

1,817

20

1,837

30/3/'40

903

125

4

5

1,037

4,768

447

5,215

37/4/'40

827

115

6

1

949

5,314

442

5,756

Ulster

25/5/'40

680

119

5

9

813

5,411

438

5,849

(3 Counties)

29/6/'40

673

119

3

12

807

1,927

33

1,960

27/7/'40

810

153

2

13

1,008

2,026

31

2,057

31/8/'40

792

198

5

17

1,012

2,300

35

2,335

30/3/'40

16,903

3,740

266

231

21,140

51,109

2,502

53,611

27/4/'40

15,053

5,052

238

486

20,529

52,591

2,526

55,117

Eire

25/5/'40

12,942

4,861

222

219

18,244

52,270

2,526

54,796

29/6/'40

11,770

4,828

214

231

17,043

30,427

1,506

31,933

27/7/'40

11,803

5,140

242

251

17,436

29,014

1,531

30,545

31/8/'40

12,133

5,040

260

299

17,732

30,924

1,662

32,586

*Boys and girls are not paid Unemployment Assistance.

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