Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Absenteeism Costs Arising from Musculoskeletal Disorders: Discussion
3:00 pm
Mr. John Church:
Yes. We realise Ireland is different from some of the other countries. I understand approximately 50% of our employers are small to medium-sized enterprises that would not be able to afford in-house occupational health services. Clearly, we are working on a solution for them. Perhaps Dr. Robert Ryan can elaborate on the arrangements already in place. Ideally, every employer should have some sort of case manager or primary care facility into which it can tap in the event of an employee being unfit to work.