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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 May 1965

Vol. 215 No. 14

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Injuries to Fire Brigade Personnel.

28.

asked the Minister for Social Welfare what is the position regarding compensation payable to a part-time fire brigade man who is unavoidably absent from employment owing to injuries received at a fire.

The Workmen's Compensation Acts, 1934 to 1955, place upon employers, including local authorities, the liability to pay compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Acts to a "workman" as defined in subsection 1 of section 5 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934, in respect of personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. Any question as to whether a part-time fire brigade man comes within the provisions of the Acts depends on whether he is a "workman" as defined in the Act.

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