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Dáil Éireann - Volume 475 - 04 March, 1997

Written Answers. - Rent and Mortgage Supplements.

Mr. Foley Mr. Foley

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26. Mr. Foley asked the Minister for Social Welfare the cost of rent and mortgage supplements [1429] under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme for each of the years from 1994 to 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/97]

Minister for Social Welfare (Proinsias De Rossa) Proinsias De Rossa

Minister for Social Welfare (Proinsias De Rossa): The details on expenditure for rent and mortgage interest supplements for the years 1994 to 1996 are set out in the following tabular statements. The figures requested by the Deputy are currently only available up to the end of October 1996, but it is expected that the full expenditure figures for 1996 should be available in April 1997. I will provide the Deputy with these figures as soon as they become available.

Year 1994

Health Board	Rent Supp.	Mort. Int. Supp.	Total
	£	£	£
Eastern	25.990	4.846	30.836
Midland	1.352	0.195	1.547
Mid-Western	2.250	0.478	2.728
North-Eastern	1.489	0.775	2.264
North-Western*	1.352	0.195	1.547
South-Eastern	2.313	0.511	2.824
Southern	5.948	1.184	7.132
Western	4.193	0.841	5.034
Total £m	44.887	9.025	53.912

Year 1995

Health Board	Rent Supp.	Mort. Int. Supp.	Total
	£	£	£
Eastern	30.89	5.36	36.25
Midland	1.67	0.23	1.90
Mid-Western	2.60	0.52	3.12
North-Eastern	2.26	0.87	3.13
North-Western*	1.67	0.56	2.23
South-Eastern	2.87	0.56	3.43
Southern	5.87	0.80	6.67
Western	5.13	0.86	5.99
Total £m	52.96	9.76	62.72

Year 1996 (January to October incl.)

Health Board	Rent Supp.	Mort. Int. Supp.	Total
	£	£	£
Eastern	28.08	4.70	32.78
Midland	1.71	0.19	1.90
Mid-Western	1.79	0.32	2.11
North-Eastern	2.49	0.73	3.22
North-Western*	1.55	0.19	1.74
South-Eastern	3.03	0.49	3.52
Southern	3.17	0.41	3.58
Western	5.43	0.76	6.19
Total £m	47.25	7.79	55.04

*Estimated

Dáil Éireann 475 Written Answers. Rent and Mortgage Supplements.

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