asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state, in respect of each of the last three years for which the information is available, the average weekly all-in per head cost of maintenance in each of the public institutions maintained by the Dublin Board of Assistance, the South Cork Board of Assistance, the West Cork Board of Assistance, the North Cork Board of Assistance, the Waterford County Board of Assistance and the Limerick Corporation.
Written Answers. - Cost of Institutional Maintenance.
The average weekly all-in per head cost of maintenance in each of the public assistance institutions maintained by the authorities mentioned hereunder for each of the years ended 31st March, 1943, 31st March, 1944, and 31st March, 1945, was as follows:—
|
Public Assistance Authority |
Institution |
Year ended 31/3/'43 |
Year ended 31/3/'44 |
Year ended 31/3/'45 |
|
Dublin Board of Assistance. |
St. Kevin's St. |
16/5¾ |
14/3½ |
15/11 |
|
St. Patrick's Home |
14/6 |
13/5 |
||
|
uth Co k Board of Public Assistance. |
Bandon Cottage Hospital |
26/6¾ |
31/4¾ |
26/0¼ |
|
Cork Co. Home and Hospital |
9/9½ |
12/4¼ |
12/3½ |
|
|
Kinsale Cottage Hospital |
26/1¾ |
28/- |
22/11¼ |
|
|
Macroom do. |
21/4¾ |
29/1½ |
26/1¼ |
|
|
Midleton do. |
14/6½ |
16/11 |
17/2¾ |
|
|
do. District Home |
10/0½ |
10/6½ |
10/5¾ |
|
|
Youghal Cottage Hospital |
21/3½ |
26/6¼ |
25/8½ |
|
|
Cork Co. Council |
Bantry District Hospital |
21/3¾ |
20/5 |
19/0¾ |
|
Castletownbere do. |
21/4½ |
22/3½ |
24/1½ |
|
|
Clonakilty County Home |
10/8½ |
11/10½ |
11/8¾ |
|
|
Clonakilty District Hospital |
22/2¼ |
23/10¼ |
17/6½ |
|
|
Dunmanway do. |
21/1¼ |
24/5¾ |
26/11½ |
|
|
Fermoy County Hospital |
18/4½ |
20/2¾ |
18/7¼ |
|
|
Kanturk District Hospital |
23/0½ |
25/1½ |
22/4 |
|
|
Mallow do. |
20/0½ |
15/6¾ |
23/6¼ |
|
|
Millstreet do. |
23/5¾ |
19/10 |
22/2 |
|
|
Schull do. |
40/9¼ |
36/3 |
36/11 |
|
|
Skibbereen County Hospital |
19/2½ |
20/0¾ |
18/10 |
|
|
Waterford Board of Public Assistance |
County Home |
12/- |
13/7 |
16/6 |
|
County Hospital |
15/7½ |
14/9 |
15/- |
|
|
Dungarvan District Hospital |
25/10¾ |
20/11¼ |
23/- |
|
|
Lismore District Hospital |
21/8½ |
25/1¾ |
33/6 |
|
|
Limerick Corporation. |
City Home and Hospital |
14/7 |
15/7¼ |
17/2½ |
NOTE:—Maintenance includes food, drink, tobacco, materials for washing or cleansing, medicines, heating, lighting, water supply, clothing and bedding, furniture, crockery, hardware and medical and surgical appliances.