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Changes in Health, Education and social welfare 1949-89 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - By 1957 TBs death rate had dropped to 24
        every in 100,000 dead compared to the 124 in 100,000 in 1948
    - - rate of children dying before their first birthday being 2,770 per 100,000 and the number of women dying in childbirth was almost 100 per year
        
        met with heavy resistance from the GPs, They didn't want to risk losing out from private income,
        
        The Catholic bishops supported the GPs,
      - Voluntary health act, 1957
        
        passed by O' higgins, Cements public/private divide in health and medical cards for many who cannot afford private healthcare
        
        No desire by politicians to introduce free healthcare
        
        Access to GP, medical care to the less well off
        
        Government spending increases £16.6m-£32m 1960s
        
        Family planning act 1985
        
        Spermicides and condoms available for sale to any adult over the age of 18, only sold in pharmacys
        
        Abortion
        
        Pro Life Amendment Campaign wanted a constitutional amendment to protect the
        life of the unborn
        
        Claimed that abortion could become legal with a Dail vote (UK) or reinterpretation
        of the constitution by Supreme Court (US)
        
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- - - - Lack of resources, lack of access ect.
      - Hillery wanted to Modernise education, removed requirement to know Irish to teach
        
        Malley introduced free second level education
        
        Malley first minister for Gaelteacht
        
        464,000 primary schools learn: Maths, reading and writing
        
        Council of Education set up in 1950
        
        Made up of priests, nuns and teachers
        
        Second level education was fee paying
        
        Prestigious system, Narrow conservative curriculum
        
        Vocational Education System
        
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- - - - Women sought greater freedom 1960s
        
        Better education, demanded to end marriage bar. Demanded equal pay, ability to rise in the workplace