Committee Reports > List of Committees > Seanad > 1933 > Select Committee on National Health Insurance Bill, 1933 > Report - National Health Insurance Bill, 1933

INDEX OF EVIDENCE.

Mr. J. W. Brownlec—Secretary of the Irish Amalgamated Health Insurance Society, 515. Valuation unnecessary in unified society, 522-560.

Mr. L. J. Duffy—Chairman of the Association of Trade Union Approved Societies, but appears in individual capacity, 188-189. General statement, pp. 17-20. Duplication between unemployment insurance and health insurance, 193. Favours one comprehensive scheme, 194-195, 249-253. Unemployment and health, 196, 254-256. Medical Certification, 197-198, 201, 256, 257. Medical Benefits, 199-200, 216-219. Contingencies Funds, 204-206. Expenditure on benefits, 207, 236-237, 253-259, 267-278. Estimated deficiency, 208, 233-234, 264-265, 278-283. In favour of Unified Society, 211, 218, 260. Favaured societies, 213-214. Management committee, 220-225, 284-314. Insurance position of women, 226-232. Dispensary system, 240-243. Employers’ position, 300-314.

Sir Joseph Glynn—Was Chairman of the Irish Insurance Commission since its inception in 1911, 1-2. No previous scheme of National Insurance, 4. Statement on general position, 6-18. Rate of contributions, 19-20. Reduction in number of societies, 23-28. Expenses of societies, 29-39. Power of societies to refuse members, 43-56, 88-89. Difficulties connected with certification, 37-69, 102-115, 157. Strong and weak societies, loss to strong societies by amalgamation, 70-85, 151-154. Unemployment and sickness, 86-87. Advantages of unification, 90-100, 121-123, 156. Medical benefits, 115-117. Payment of contributions, 129. Sick visitors, 106-107, 130, 136. Compensation of dismissed employees, 137-150. Maternity benefit, 165-181.

Mr. T. Hutchinson—President of the Approved Societies Association of Ireland. Unemployment and lax certification the main causes of present financial difficulty, 428-435. Sick visitors, 432. Lack of uniformity of benefits, 436.

Lord Mayor of Dublin—Letter from, reading of objected to, 186.

Mr. M. P. O’Donnell—Appears as Secretary of the Approved Societies Association of Ireland, 316. General statement, 319. Unification scheme necessary to meet deficiencies in societies, 320-343, 359, 362-370, 407, 414-420, 426. Medical certification, 344, 349, 356, 366. Small number of contributions paid, 344-348, 372. Medical benefits, 350-385. Part-time officials, 362-363. Financial position, 371-372. Increase in benefits, 371-386. Management expenses, 377-382. Excess of benefits over receipts, 383. Contact between members of societies and societies, 391-394. Delays in paying benefit, 394-405. Unemployment and health, 406. Advantages of competition between societies, 407-413. Superannuation of officials, 421-425.

Mr. Seán T. O’Kelly, Minister for Local Government and Public Health— Letter from, re attendance of officials to give evidence, 187. Misrepresented by Sir John Keane, 561-568. Central Fund, 569-576. Valuation and reserve fund, 577-610, 636-647, 664-673. Necessity for unification, 611-614, 631. Unemployment and medical certification, 615-623, 659-663. Effect of unification on certification, 624-629, 632-635. Contact between members and society, 630. Health visitors, 635, 648-650. Position of members of strong societies, 651-658. Medical benefits, 660.

Dr. R. J. Rowlette—President of the Irish Medical Association, but appears in individual capacity, 437-440. General statement on health insurance, 440-443. Favours State system, 443-440, 447-461, 483-489. More difficult to control one big society than many small ones, 446, 491, 499-506. Medical benefits, 461-462, 472-473, 496-498. Attitude of medical profession to societies, 463-466, 510-512. Medical certification, 466-473, 508-512. Unemployment and health, 473-479, 508-510. Malingering and sick visitors, 480-481, 512-514. Administration costs, 484-489. State medical service, 493.

Wt. 4—437. 425. 7/33. C.&Co. (3080).