asked the Minister for Health if he will state (1) the weekly cost of food for an inmate in the public assistance institutions in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford, and (2) the annual cost of clothing for the inmates of these institutions.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cost of Food and Clothing in Public Assistance Institutions.
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I presume the question has reference to persons who are in institutions primarily because their need is for shelter and maintenance and that the Deputy has not in mind persons, including chronic patients, who are in receipt of medical treatment. On that basis the figures for 1957/58, the latest year for which figures are available in my Department, are as indicated in the tabular statement which, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I am circulating with the Official Report.
The following is the information:—
TABLE showing weekly cost of (a) Food and (b) Clothing and Bedding of inmates seeking shelter and maintenance in certain institutions in 1957-58.
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Food |
Clothing and Bedding |
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Dublin: |
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Brú Caoimhín |
14/7 |
2/6 |
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Cork: |
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St. Finbarr's, Cork |
14/7½ |
1/3 |
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Our Lady of Lourdes, Midleton |
17/1 |
2/1 |
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Mount Carmel, Clonakilty |
15/5 |
1/6½ |
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Limerick: |
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*City Home and Hospital, Limerick |
27/10 |
1/1½ |
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County Home, Newcastle West |
17/11 |
1/4 |
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Waterford: |
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County Home, Dungarvan |
20/10 |
2/7 |
Separate figures for clothing and bedding are not available in the Department.
*Separate cost figures are not kept for persons provided with shelter and maintenance. The figure shown is the average cost of all patients in the institution, including medical, surgical and infectious diseases cases.