asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state, in respect of each of the last three years for which figures are available, the average weekly cost per head of the food supplies to the inmates of the poor law 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. - Institution Inmates—Food Cost.
The average weekly cost per head of the food supplied to the inmates 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 |
9/10¼ |
10/5¼ |
10/11 |
|
St. Patrick's Home |
9/5½ |
9/4¼ |
||
|
South Cork Board of Public Assistance. |
Bandon Cottage Hospital |
15/8¼ |
18/5¼ |
18/2 |
|
Cork Co. Home and Hospital |
6/0¼ |
7/2¾ |
7/6¼ |
|
|
Kinsale Cottage Hospital |
11/2 |
12/4¼ |
12/6¾ |
|
|
Macroom do. |
14/2¼ |
18/1½ |
16/1½ |
|
|
Midleton do. |
8/5¾ |
10/2 |
9/8 |
|
|
do. District Home |
7/0¼ |
7/7½ |
7/6 |
|
|
Youghal Cottage Hospital |
12/11½ |
15/1½ |
15/6¼ |
|
|
Cork County |
Bantry District Hospital |
10/6¼ |
11/9¾ |
10/10½ |
|
Council. |
Castletownbere do. |
10/7¼ |
11/11½ |
13/9¼ |
|
Clonakilty County Home |
7/3 |
8/1¾ |
8/6¾ |
|
|
do. District Hospital. |
9/6 |
10/3¼ |
10/1¼ |
|
|
Dunmanway do. |
12/6½ |
14/8 |
16/- |
|
|
Fermoy County Hospital |
9/6 |
10/1¼ |
9/10½ |
|
|
Kanturk District Hospital |
10/4½ |
11/6½ |
10/11¼ |
|
|
Mallow do. |
10/1 |
9/3½ |
9/4½ |
|
|
Millstreet do. |
10/5 |
9/9½ |
10/6 |
|
|
Schull do. |
16/11½ |
17/3¾ |
18/8½ |
|
|
Skibbereen Co. Hospital |
9/9¼ |
10/10¼ |
11/2¾ |
|
|
Waterford Board of Public Assistance |
County Home |
7/- |
8/3½ |
8/10 |
|
County Hospital |
6/3½ |
8/3½ |
8/3 |
|
|
Dungarvan District Hospital |
11/7¼ |
12/11½ |
13/11 |
|
|
Lismore do. |
12/0¼ |
11/8¾ |
15/1 |
|
|
Limerick Corporation. |
City Home and Hospital |
8/5½ |
9/4 |
9/11 |
NOTE :—"Food" includes drink and tobacco.