Irish Lunatic Asylums for the Poor Act 1817
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to provide for the Establishment of Asylums for the Lunatic Poor in Ireland. |
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| Citation | 57 Geo. 3. c. 106 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 July 1817 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 33 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Irish Lunatic Asylums for the Poor Act 1817 was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made Ireland the first nation in the world to require a national system of publicly funded asylums (which were a major source of wealth for the economy and a large provider of jobs in many towns), before this expanded to the rest of the United Kingdom.[1][2] It also constituted the first time that a national bureaucratic system had been established by colonial social welfare policy[1] It led to the creation of a provincial asylum in each province.[3]
Background
[edit]The Report of the Select Committee to Consider the State of the Lunatic Poor in Ireland (1817) was the main influence toward the creation and subsequent passing of the bill.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Power, Andrew (2016). Landscapes of Care: Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving. Routledge. p. 123. ISBN 1317108108.
- ^ a b Power, Andrew; E Lord, Janet; S DeFranco, Allison (2013). Active Citizenship and Disability: Implementing the Personalisation of Support. Cambridge University Press. p. 346. ISBN 1107029910.
- ^ Brown, Tim; J. Andrews, Gavin; Cummins, Steven; Greenhough, Beth; Lewis, Daniel; Power; Andrew (2017). Health Geographies: A Critical Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 116. ISBN 1118739027.
