Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

They generally have access to a full sick pay system. If they have an accident and are out of work, they are paid. They then go back to work on full pay. This is recognition of their disability. A scar may have an emotional as well as a physical significance. That is for the medical assessor, the doctor reviewing the case, to determine. The decision is not made by administrators. In this case, we are moving towards the European norm.