asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each of the insurance years 1930/31; 1931/32; 1932/33; 1933/34 the number of working days which were lost by insured persons owing to bodily or mental disease.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Insured Persons—Working Days Lost.
There are no complete statistics available showing the number of working days which were lost in each year by insured persons owing to bodily or mental disease.
According to returns furnished by approved societies, including the Military Forces Fund, the number of days in respect of which sickness or disablement benefit was paid to insured persons incapable of work by reason of bodily or mental disablement was as follows:—
|
Year |
No. of days' benefit paid. |
|
|
1930 |
7,751,766 |
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1931 |
8,165,592 |
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|
1932 |
8,150,880 |
|
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1933 |
8,356,620 |
These figures do not, however, show the full number of working days lost, as no benefit is payable in respect of the following periods:—
(i) The first three days of incapacity unless the illness is a continuation of a previous illness which occurred within 12 months;
(ii) Periods in respect of which an insured person is in receipt of or is entitled to receive compensation or damages, under the Workmen's Compensation Acts, at least equal to the benefit which he would have been entitled to receive under the National Health Insurance Acts.
(iii) Periods of incapacity in respect of which the insured member has been totally suspended from benefit: for instance, owing to arrears, or for late surrender of cards, etc.