What was Norris' reason for taking the disability money while working?

Fr33thinker

All I heard was that he "was advised". But what made him think that he ought to when he was perfectly able to work during that time?

I really like Norris but that really put me off. Can't decide whether to put him as my number 1 now.

expectationlost

he took money via an income protection scheme he had paid for, he wasn't able to work as much as he had been

Cavehill Red

He contracted a water-borne version of hepatitis from drinking water while on a human rights trip to Eastern Europe. He was severely debilitated and couldn't maintain his lecturing schedule in Trinity. His insurance was activated as a result, leading to an income protection payout.
During this time, he devoted himself to his Seanad duties, and his health improved due to a smaller workload and better treatment for hepatitis becoming available. He is now extremely healthy, as his stamina in this election has demonstrated.
So, in contradiction of the claims made by the Evening Herald, who were forced to print a retraction, (and elsewhere), he did not claim a social welfare payment, or 'go out on the sick on full pay' from Trinity, or hold a position which could have been filled by another lecturer, or any of that nonsense.
He got sick, he was insured, he got paid by his insurer, and by the time he was better, the School of English in Trinity had replaced him and he was working as a Senator.

Scofflaw

This has been done to death in a very long thread. It's as expectationlost says - he was insured against not being able to work as a lecturer.

moderately,
Scofflaw