asked the Minister for Social Welfare (a) the total number of old age pensioners in each county, and (b) the number who received the 5/- increase which came into operation in November 1966.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Old Age Pension Increase.
39.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate the information requested at (a) in the form of a tabular statement with the Official Report. With regard to (b), statistics of pensioners who received the 5/- increase, which did not apply to contributory pensions, are not available in respect of each county.
Following is the statement:
Statement showing the total number of old age (including blind) pensioners in each county at 28th February, 1967.
|
County |
Number of pensioners |
|
|
Contributory |
NonContributory |
|
|
Dublin |
12,078 |
11,237 |
|
Cork |
5,614 |
12,137 |
|
Limerick |
2,149 |
4,052 |
|
Waterford |
1,311 |
2,234 |
|
Carlow |
586 |
1,132 |
|
Cavan |
549 |
3,642 |
|
Clare |
794 |
5,040 |
|
Donegal |
1,400 |
7,360 |
|
Galway |
1,333 |
9,215 |
|
Kerry |
1,390 |
7,112 |
|
Kildare |
1,011 |
1,313 |
|
Kilkenny |
877 |
1,866 |
|
Leitrim |
374 |
2,891 |
|
Laois |
687 |
1,639 |
|
Longford |
299 |
1,996 |
|
Louth |
1,250 |
1,871 |
|
Mayo |
1,017 |
10,371 |
|
Meath |
1,020 |
2,052 |
|
Monaghan |
429 |
2,602 |
|
Offaly |
687 |
2,124 |
|
Roscommon |
503 |
4,751 |
|
Sligo |
555 |
3,411 |
|
Tipperary |
2,001 |
4,944 |
|
Westmeath |
793 |
2,461 |
|
Wexford |
1,618 |
2,816 |
|
Wicklow |
974 |
1,585 |
40.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of old age pensioners who applied for the extra 5/- in (a) County Roscommon and (b) County Leitrim; and the number who have been granted the increase in each county.
Statistics of pensioners who applied for or received the 5/- increase have not been compiled in respect of each county.
I do not think it would be a difficult job to compile them.