asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state the number of days lost by insured persons through illness in a recent year, distinguishing between the main illnesses.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Illness of Insured Persons: Days Lost.
The total number of days lost by insured persons through illness in 1956 is estimated to be 13,944,000.
Statistics of the number of days lost due to particular illnesses are not readily available. The extraction of the figures would entail expenditure which it is not proposed to incur at present.