Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 22 May 1975

Vol. 281 No. 3

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.

10.

Mr. Molloy

asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount paid in unemployment assistance and unemployment benefit in each employment exchange at the weekend for which the latest figures are available.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare (Mr. Cluskey)

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report. Following is the statement:

ESTIMATED amounts of unemployment benefit (including pay-related benefit) and unemployment assistance paid in the week ended 19th April, 1975, by Employment Exchanges and Branch Employment Offices.

Employment Exchange or Branch Employment Office	Unemployment Benefit	Unemployment Assistance
		£	£
Achill		2,000	5,500
Athlone		5,200	6,800
Ballina		9,000	22,100
Caherciveen		3,300	6,800
Carlow		5,800	1,700
Carrick-on-Shannon		4,100	10,400
Clifden		2,100	6,100
Clonmel		4,200	2,400
Cobh		1,200	200
Drogheda		14,400	4,000
Dundalk		18,900	8,300
Dungloe		6,200	14,200
Dun Laoghaire		19,700	7,300
Galway		12,000	29,600
Kilkenny		3,700	1,600
Letterkenny		6,400	16,000
Limerick		36,500	14,500
Longford		4,300	7,200
Mullingar		3,800	3,200
Newcastle West		9,200	14,500
Sligo		8,000	6,800
Tralee		14,100	28,600
Waterford		17,400	5,400
Westport		6,300	10,100
Wexford		10,000	4,700
Dublin	Gardiner Street	107,800	57,100
North Cumber-land House	27,200	1,200
Werburgh Street	95,500	46,800
Victoria Street	23,600	1,600
Cork		39,900	10,800
Ardee		2,700	1,100
Arklow		3,800	1,100
Athy		1,900	1,300
Bagenalstown		2,200	600
Bailieboro'		2,600	5,000
Balbriggan		5,000	500
Ballinasloe		4,300	10,000
Ballinrobe		3,100	10,700
Ballybofey		4,200	9,700
Ballyshannon		2,200	3,600
Baltinglass		2,600	2,400
Bandon		11400	700
Bantry		1,300	3,100
Belmullet		2,700	14,500
Belturbet		1,400	2,800
Birr		2,700	2,700
Blessington		800	100
Boyle		1,900	4,300
Bray		11,200	2,600
Buncrana		5,700	21,500
Cahir		1,000	400
Callan		2,000	1,300
Carrickmacross		3,900	1,800
Carrick-on-Suir		2,100	1,800
Cashel		1,900	1,100
Castlebar		1,400	4,000
Castleblayney		1,800	2,500
Castlecomer		2,800	1,400
Castlepollard		1,400	800
Castlerea		3,100	13,500
Castletownbere		1,600	2,600
Cavan		3,700	6,500
Claremorris		1,900	9,300
Clonakilty		900	900
Clones		1,300	1,100
Dingle		1,300	8,300
Donegal		1,900	5,000
Droichead Nua		4,400	600
Dunfanaghy		2,500	11,100
Dungarvan		2,000	1,100
Dunmanway		1,000	2,700
Edenderry		4,100	900
Ennis		6,200	7,000
Enniscorthy		5,800	3,700
Ennistymon		2,400	10,700
Fermoy		2,700	1,200
Gorey		2,200	1,000
Gort		900	4,500
Granard		1,500	6,000
Kells		2,100	1,000
Kenmare		800	3,900
Kildare		1,900	1,100
Killarney		2,100	8,400
Killorglin		2,600	9,500
Killybegs		3,600	8,300
Kimallock		15,300	2,700
Kllrush		2,600	13,300
Kinsale		1,500	300
Lismore		700	500
Listowel		4,500	16,100
Loughrea		2,300	7,200
Macroom		2,100	2,800
Mallow		3,500	700
Manorhamilton		2,800	5,600
Maynooth		3,300	400
Midleton		4,200	700
Monaghan		2,900	4,100
Navan		3,700	1,800
Nenagb		2,800	2,000
Newmarket		4,300	7,000
New Ross		3,100	2,100
Oughterard		1,500	2,800
Passage West		1,600	300
Portarlington		1,800	1,200
Port Laoighise		2,700	3,400
Rathdowney		1,300	900
Roscommon		1,400	2,600
Roscrea		1,500	1,000
Skibbereen		2,200	5,800
Swinford		2,800	13,200
Thomastown		1,600	900
Thurles		5,100	1,400
Tipperary		3,300	1,500
Trim		3,300	400
Tuam		6,900	25,500
Tubbercurry		1,500	6,500
Tulla		1,600	3,100
Tullamore		5,800	2,800
Tullow		1,600	1,100
Wicklow		2,600	500
Youghal		1,600	500
	TOTALS	769.000	741,500

11.

Mr. Molloy

asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of unemployment assistance recipients who have had their weekly payments reduced by an amount derived from benefit or privilege of board and lodging in 1974, 1973, 1972 and 1971.

Mr. Cluskey

My Department do not maintain records which would enable the information sought by the Deputy to be given.

12.

Mr. J. O'Leary

asked the Minister for Social Welfare why unemployment benefit was refused to a person (name supplied) in County Kerry.

Mr. Cluskey

The person concerned made a claim for unemployment benefit on 6th May, 1974. The claim was disallowed by a deciding officer on the ground that the statutory condition for receipt of unemployment benefit which requires a claimant to be available for employment was not satisfied. The decision of the deciding officer was upheld by an appeals officer after an oral hearing at which the claimant attended and gave evidence. A further claim for unemployment benefit was made in 7th March, 1975, and this claim was also disallowed by a deciding officer on the same ground. The claimant was notified of the decision and of her right of appeal.