Rehabilitation Board Job Placements

Summary

The Minister reported annual placements of 771, 1,134, 920, 857 and 902 from 1972 to 1976. He could not provide the share of registered people, noting that health boards were compiling a register.

John F. O'Connell Dr. O'Connell Labour Party

asked the Minister for Health the total number of job placements of handicapped persons achieved by the National Rehabilitation Board in each of the last five years.

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Charles J. Haughey Mr. Haughey Fianna Fáil

The numbers of job placements of handicapped persons achieved by the National Rehabilitation Board in each of the last five years were:— 1972, 771; 1973, 1,134; 1974, 920; 1975, 857; 1976, 902.

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John F. O'Connell Dr. O'Connell Labour Party

Might I ask the Minister what proportion of those on the register of the Rehabilitation Board would that number represent? Could those figures be obtained or would the Minister have them here?

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Charles J. Haughey Mr. Haughey Fianna Fáil

No, I have not got them here but, as the Deputy knows, I have asked the health boards to compile a register. When we have that then we will be able to gauge the extent of the problem more accurately.

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