asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the total number of appeals under the National Health Insurance Acts heard by officials of his Department in the period between January 1st, 1935, and the latest date for which the figures are available, and if he will state further the corresponding figures for the same period in each of the years 1930 to 1934 inclusive.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - National Health Insurance Appeals.
The number of appeals heard by officials of the Department of Local Government and Public Health for the 11 months from 1st January, 1935, to 30th November, 1935, is 194.
The figures for the same period in the five preceding years are as follows:—1930, 139; 1931, 181; 1932, 213; 1933, 194; 1934, 132.