Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Absenteeism Costs Arising from Musculoskeletal Disorders: Discussion

2:50 pm

Photo of Marie MoloneyMarie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

That in itself would cause a lot of problems within the Department of Social Protection, because it is easier for it to say one is fit or unfit. It has introduced a partial capacity scheme whereby people can return to work and retain their social welfare payments, which is along the lines of what Dr. Ryan has described. It would probably need to last longer than ten weeks or so. Is Dr. Ryan aware of that scheme?

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