asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he is aware that a recent decision of the High Court has ruled that the employment of a trainee nurse was not insurable under the Social Welfare Acts; and what steps he intends to take to have the law amended in this regard.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Insurability of Trainee Nurses.
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The decision of the High Court to which the Deputy refers related only to the period during which a nurse, already qualified, was following a special course of training as pupil midwife. The official report of the judgment is not yet available, and consequently the full implications of the decision cannot at this stage be assessed.