Health Act, 1953

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Rehabilitation and maintenance of disabled persons.

50.—(1) A health authority shall, in accordance with regulations under subsection (2) of this section, make available a service for—

(a) the training of disabled persons for employment suitable to their condition of health, and

(b) the making of arrangements with employers for placing disabled persons in suitable employment,

and for the purpose of the training aforesaid may provide and maintain such premises, workshops, farms, gardens, materials, equipment and similar facilities as are necessary.

(2) The Minister may by regulations specify the manner in which and the extent to which a health authority are to make available the service referred to in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) In making available the service referred to in subsection (1) of this section so far as that service relates to the making of arrangements with employers for placing disabled persons in suitable employment, a health authority shall consult with such trade unions (if any) as appear to the health authority to be representative of persons employed in the relevant employments.

(4) A health authority may provide equipment, materials or similar articles for the persons specified in subsection (6) of this section.

(5) A health authority shall, in accordance with regulations made by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, provide for the payment of maintenance allowances to the persons specified in subsection (6) of this section.

(6) The persons referred to in subsections (4) and (5) of this section are disabled persons over sixteen years of age who are unable to provide for their own maintenance and whose relatives within the meaning of this subsection are unable to provide maintenance for them.

(7) Any spouse, son, daughter or parent of a person, or any brother or sister of a person normally resident with that person, shall be a relative of that person for the purposes of subsection (6) of this section.