asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state the number of free certificates issued under his Department's medical certification scheme in each of the last ten years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Medical Certification Scheme.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
NUMBERS of free medical certificates issued by medical certifiers to insured persons during the years 1948 to 1957, inclusive, for the purpose of claiming disability benefit under the Social Welfare Acts.
|
Year |
Number of Certificates |
|
1948 |
1,306,000 |
|
1949 |
1,418,000 |
|
1950 |
1,590,000 |
|
1951 |
1,735,000 |
|
1952 |
1,785,000 |
|
1953 |
1,987,000 |
|
1954 |
2,064,000 |
|
1955 |
2,070,000 |
|
1956 |
2,097,000 |
|
1957 |
2,240,000 |