Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 25 Nov 1965

Vol. 219 No. 3

Written Answers. - Health Authority Sick Pay Schemes.

80.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of sick-pay schemes operated by each health authority in the form of a reply of 29th June, 1965.

Minister for Health (Mr. O'Malley)

The information requested is as follows:

Authority	Details of Sick Pay Scheme
County Councils:
Carlow	4 weeks at sick pay; 6 weeks at half sick pay.
Cavan	do.
Clare	do.
Donegal	2 weeks at sick pay; 2 weeks at quarter sick pay.
Galway	8 weeks at sick pay.
Kerry	4 weeks at sick pay; 6 weeks at half sick pay.
Kildare	do.
Kilkenny	do.
Laoighis	2 weeks at sick pay; 2 weeks at quarter sick pay.
Longford	12 weeks at half pay (Social Welfare Benefit not deducted).
Louth	4 weeks at sick pay; 6 weeks at half sick pay.
Mayo	According to length of service up to 8 weeks at sick pay; 4 weeks at half sick pay.
Meath	12 weeks at half pay (Social Welfare Benefit not deducted).
Monaghan	13 weeks at sick pay; 13 weeks at half sick pay.
Tipperary NR	26 weeks at sick pay; 26 weeks at half pay less Social Welfare Benefit.
Tipperary SR	4 weeks at sick pay; 6 weeks at half sick pay.
Westmeath	do.
Wexford	do.
Joint Health Authorities:
Cork Health Authority	6 weeks at half pay (Social Welfare Benefit not deducted).
Dublin Health Authority	8 weeks at sick pay.
Limerick Health Authority	13 weeks at sick pay; 13 weeks at half pay less Social Welfare Benefit.
Waterford HA	2 weeks at sick pay; 2 weeks at half sick pay.
Mental Health Boards:
Carlow-Kildare	2 weeks at sick pay; 2 weeks at quarter sick pay.
Cavan-Monaghan	13 weeks at sick pay; 13 weeks at half sick pay.
Galway-Roscommon	8 weeks at sick pay.
Longford-Meath-Westmeath	12 weeks at half pay (Social Welfare Benefit not deducted).
Western Health Institutions Board	8 weeks at sick pay.

NOTES:

(a) "Sick pay" as used in the above statement means generally the amount required to bring Social Welfare Benefit up to the employees' normal weekly rate of wages.

(b) The schemes generally apply to pensionable servants.

(c) Sick pay is not allowed for the first three days' illness, unless, generally, the period of illness is longer than a fortnight.

(d) The sick pay period is allowed in a period of 12 months.

(e) Roscommon County Council has decided to adopt a sick pay scheme on the 1st January, 1966, which will allow: 4 weeks at sick pay; 6 weeks at half sick pay. The following authorities are considering adopting the same scheme: Offaly County Council, Laoighis-Offaly and Sligo-Leitrim Mental Health Boards. Waterford Health Authority and Donegal and Laoighis County Councils are considering the introduction of this scheme in place of their existing schemes.