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Uimhir 8 de 1979

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AN tACHT LEASA SHÓISIALAIGH, 1979

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

ACHT DO LEASÚ AGUS DO LEATHNÚ ACHTANNA NA bPINSEAN SEANAOISE, 1908 GO 1978, NA nACHTANNA UM CHÚNAMH DÍFHOSTAÍOCHTA, 1933 GO 1978, NA nACHTANNA UM PINSIN DO BHAINTREACHA AGUS DO DHÍLLEACHTAÍ, 1935 GO 1978, NA nACHTANNA LEASA SHÓISIALAIGH (LIÚNTAIS LEANAÍ), 1944 GO 1977, AN ACHTA LEASA SHÓISIALAIGH (LIÚNTAIS LEASA FORLÍONTACHA), 1975 AGUS NA nACHTANNA LEASA SHÓISIALAIGH, 1952 GO 1978. [24 Márta, 1979] ACHTAÍTEAR AG AN OIREACHTAS MAR A LEANAS: [EN]

Mínithe.

1.—San Acht seo—

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1933” an tAcht um Chongnamh Dhíomhaointis, 1933;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1935” an tAcht um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaithe, 1935;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1952” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1960” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1960;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1962” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1962;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1964” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1964;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1965” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1965;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1966” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Díobhálacha Ceirde), 1966;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1970” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1970;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1973” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1973;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1974” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Uimh. 2), 1974;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1975” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leasa Forlíontacha), 1975;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1977” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1977;

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ciallaíonn “Acht 1978” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1978.

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Pinsin seanaoise (rátaí nua, leathnú ar na teorainneacha acmhainne).

2.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 77 d'Acht 1952 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (2) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978):

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“(2) (a) Is é an ráta ar dá réir a íocfar pinsean, in ionad aon ráta eile—

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(i) i gcás nach mó ná £18 acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara—an ráta atá leagtha amach i dTábla A a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo,

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(ii) i gcás ar mó ná £18 acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara—an ráta ar dá réir ab iníoctha an pinsean faoi threoir an Tábla sin dá mba mhó ná £17 ach nár mhó ná £18 acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara, lúide £1.30 i leith gach suim £1 (más ann) atá san acmhainn sheachtainiúil sin de bhreis ar £18, agus aon chodán de £1 san acmhainn sheachtainiúil sin a áireamh chun na críche sin mar £1; ach más lú ná 50 pingin nua an ráta arna ríomh de bhun na míre seo ar dá réir, murach an coinníoll seo, a bheadh an pinsean iníoctha, ní bheidh an pinsean iníoctha, agus

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(iii) i gcás 80 bliain d'aois a bheith slánaithe ag an bpinsinéir—an ráta pinsin is iníoctha leis de réir fhomhír (i) nó (ii) den mhír seo moide £1.20,

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agus déanfar an ráta pinsin arna chinneadh amhlaidh a mhéadú, i gcás ar duine de lánúin phósta an pinsinéir, an méid atá leagtha amach i dTábla B a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo—

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(A) más fear an pinsinéir, i leith a bhanchéile má tá sé in aontíos léi nó á cothabháil go hiomlán nó go formhór agus nach bhfuil pinsean faoi na hAchtanna ná aon sochar, pinsean ná liúntas faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1979, á fháil aici, nó

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(B) más bean an pinsinéir, i leith a fearchéile má tá sí á chothabháil go hiomlán nó go formhór agus go bhfuil seisean éagumasach, de dheasca éiglíocht coirp nó meabhrach, ar é féin a chothú agus nach bhfuil pinsean faoi na hAchtanna ná aon sochar, pinsean ná liúntas faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1979, á fháil aige.

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(b) Chun críocha an fho-ailt seo, is í an acmhainn sheachtainiúil an acmhainn bhliantúil arna roinnt ar chaoga a dó.

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TÁBLA A

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An Ráta Pinsin

	An Ráta Seb5achtainiúil
Acmhainn an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara	Éilitheoir nó pinsinéir, gan aon leanbh cáilithe	Éilitheoir nó pinsinéir, leanbh cáilithe amháin	Éilitheoir nó pinsinéir, beirt leanbh cháilithe nó níos mó
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara—	£	£	£
gan bheith níos mó ná £6	15.80	20.05	24.30	Móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh cháilithe ann. £3.20 i leith gach leanbh cháilithe de bhreis ar bheirt.
níos mó ná £6 gan bheith níos mó ná £7     ...	14.50	18.75	23.00
níos mó ná £7 gan bheith níos mó ná £8     ...	13.20	17.45	21.70
níos mó ná £8 gan bheith níos mó ná £9     ...	11.90	16.15	20.40
níos mó ná £9 gan bheith níos mó ná £10     ...	10.60	14.85	19.10
níos mó ná £10 gan bheith níos mó ná £11     ...	9.30	13.55	17.80
níos mó ná £11 gan bheith níos mó ná £12     ...	8.00	12.25	16.50
níos mó ná £12 gan bheith níos mó ná £13     ...	6.70	10.95	15.20
níos mó ná £13 gan bheith níos mó ná £14     ...	5.40	9.65	13.90
níos mó ná £14 gan bheith níos mó ná £15     ...	4.10	8.35	12.60
níos mó ná £15 gan bheith níos mó ná £16     ...	2.80	7.05	11.30
níos mó ná £16 gan bheith níos mó ná £17     ...	1.50	5.75	10.00
níos mó ná £17 gan bheith níos mó ná £18     ...	neamhní	4.45	8.70

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TÁBLA B

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Méadú i leith Cleithiúnaí Aosaithe

Acmhainn an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara					Ráta seachtainiúil an mhéadaithe
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara—					£
gan bheith níos mó ná £6		...	...	...	7.85
níos mó na £6 gan bheith níos mó ná £7				...	7.20
níos mó ná £7 gan bheith níos mó ná £8				...	6.55
níos mó ná £8 gan bheith níos mó ná £9				...	5.90
níos mó ná £9 gan bheith níos mó ná £10				...	5.25
níos mó ná £10 gan bheith níos mó ná £11				...	4.60
níos mó ná £11 gan bheith níos mó ná £12				...	3.95
níos mó ná £12 gan bheith níos mó ná £13				...	3.30
níos mó ná £13 gan bheith níos mó ná £14				...	2.65
níos mó ná £14 gan bheith níos mó ná £15				...	2.00
níos mó ná £15 gan bheith níos mó ná £16				...	1.35
níos mó ná £16 gan bheith níos mó ná £17				...	0.70
níos mó ná £17	...	...	...	...	neamhní

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”

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(2) Leasaítear leis seo alt 77 (5) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1969) d'Acht 1952 trí “£8.80” a chur in ionad “seacht bpunt agus seasca pingin nua” (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978).

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(3) Leasaítear leis seo alt 77 (6) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977) d'Acht 1952 trí “£1.30” a chur in ionad “£1.10” (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978).

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(4) Leasaítear leis seo alt 8 (1) (a) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977) d'Acht na bPinsean Sean-Aoise, 1924, trí “£884” a chur in ionad “seacht gcéad is ochtó punt”.

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(5) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 6ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

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Cúnamh dífhostaíochta (rátaí nua).

3.—(1) Déantar leis seo Sceideal A a ghabhann leis an alt seo a chur in Acht 1933 in ionad Sceideal A a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978.

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(2) Beidh feidhm ag Sceideal B a ghabhann leis an alt seo i gcás duine a ndéantar luach bliantúil aon tairbhe a fhaibhríonn chuige as talamh a úsáid, ar mó ná £10 ach nach mó ná £15 a luacháil inrátaithe agus atá á úsáid nó á theachtadh aige go pearsanta, a ríomh ina leith de réir alt 8 d'Acht 1965 agus, dá réir sin, is iad na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a shonraítear sa Sceideal sin na rátaí a chuirfear i gcuntas i gcás duine den sórt sin chun críocha alt 10 (3) (c) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1962) d'Acht 1933.

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(3) Beidh feidhm ag Sceideal C a ghabhann leis an alt seo i gcás duine a ndéantar luach bliantúil aon tairbhe a fhaibhríonn chuige as talamh a úsáid, ar mó ná £15 a luacháil inrátaithe agus atá á úsáid nó á theachtadh aige go pearsanta, a ríomh ina leith de réir alt 8 d'Acht 1965 agus, dá réir sin, is iad na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a shonraítear sa Sceideal sin na rátaí a chuirfear i gcuntas i gcás duine den sórt sin chun críocha alt 10 (3) (c) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1962) d'Acht 1933.

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(4) Aisghairtear leis seo alt 4 d'Acht 1978.

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(5) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 28ú lá de Mhárta, 1979.

SCEIDEAL A

Na Rátaí Cúnaimh Dhífhostaíochta

Na haicmí daoine lena mbaineann na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal seo	An ráta seachtainiúil cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine a chónaíonn in aon limistéar uirbeach	An ráta seachtainiúil cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine a chónaíonn in aon áit eile
Duine gan chleithiúnaí    ...	£13.15	£12.70
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe     ...     ...	£22.75	£22.05
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus leanbh cleithiúnach amháin     ...	£26.85	£26.15
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha nó níos mó     ...     ...	£30.95	£30.25
	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £3.10 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £3.10 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.
Duine ag a bhfuil leanbh cleithiúnach amháin     ...	£17.45	£17.00
Duine ag a bhfuil beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha nó níos mó     ...     ...	£21.55	£21.10
	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £3.10 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £3.10 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.

SCEIDEAL B

Na Rátaí Cúnaimh Dhífhostaíochta

Na haicmí daoine lena mbaineann na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal seo	An ráta seachtainiúil cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine a chónaíonn in aon limistéar uirbeach	An ráta seachtainiúil cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine a chónaíonn in aon áit eile
Duine gan chleithiúnaí     ...	£11.00	£10.55
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe     ...     ...	£18.95	£18.40
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus leanbh cleithiúnach amháin     ...	£22.30	£21.75
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha nó níos mó	£25.65	£25.10
	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2.60 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2.60 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.
Duine ag a bhfuil leanbh cleithiúnach amháin     ...	£14.50	£14.05
Duine ag a bhfuil beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha nó níos mó     ...     ...	£17.85	£17.40
	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2.60 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2.60 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.

SCEIDEAL C

Na Rátaí Cúnaimh Dhífhostaíochta

Na haicmí daoine lena mbaineann na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal seo	An ráta seachtainiúil cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine a chónaíonn in aon limistéar uirbeach	An ráta seachtainiúil cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine a chónaíonn in aon áit eile
Duine gan chleithiúnaí     ...	£9.05	£8.70
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe     ...     ...	£15.60	£15.15
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus leanbh cleithiúnach amháin     ...	£18.40	£17.95
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus beirt leanbh chleithiúnach nó níos mó     ...     ...	£21.20	£20.75
	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2.15 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2.15 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.
Duine ag a bhfuil leanbh cleithiúnach amháin     ...	£12.05	£11.65
Duine ag a bhfuil beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha nó níos mó     ...     ...	£14.85	£14.45
	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2.15 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.	móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2.15 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.

Acmhainn daoine áirithe a ríomh chun críocha cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta.

4.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 8 d'Acht 1965 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1976):

“(1) Faoi réir forálacha ailt 9 agus 10 den Acht seo measfar, chun críocha alt 13 (1) (c) d'Acht 1933, gurb é luach bliantúil aon tairbhe a fhaibhreoidh chun duine a mbeidh cónaí air i limistéar a bheidh sonraithe de thuras na huaire in ordú faoi fho-alt (3) den alt seo as talamh a úsáid atá á úsáid nó á theachtadh go pearsanta ag an duine méid arna ríomh—

(a) de réir £30 in aghaidh gach punt de luacháil inrátaithe na talún in aon chás nach mó ná £10 an luacháil agus de réir ráta chomhréirigh in aghaidh aon chuid de phunt den luacháil,

(b) de réir £50 in aghaidh gach punt de luacháil inrátaithe na talún in aon chás ar mó ná £10 ach nach mó ná £15 an luacháil agus de réir ráta chomhréirigh in aghaidh aon chuid de phunt den luacháil,

(c) de réir £60 in aghaidh gach punt de luacháil inrátaithe na talún in aon chás ar mó ná £15 an luacháil agus de réir ráta chomhréirigh in aghaidh aon chuid de phunt den luacháil.”.

(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 28ú lá de Mhárta, 1979.

Modh eile chun acmhainn daoine áirithe a ríomh chun críocha cúnamh dhífhostaíochta.

5.—Cuirtear, leis seo, an t-alt seo a leanas in ionad alt 9 d'Acht 1965:

9. D'ainneoin alt 8 den Acht seo, féadfaidh duine a mbeidh cónaí air i limistéar a bheidh sonraithe de thuras na huaire in ordú faoi fho-alt (3) den alt sin é a ghlacadh de rogha go ndéanfar, chun críocha alt 13 (1) (c) d'Acht 1933, luach bliantúil aon tairbhe a fhaibhreoidh chuige as talamh a úsáid a bheidh á úsáid nó á theachtadh go pearsanta aige a ríomh de réir forálacha mhír (3) de Rialachán 3 den Ordú um Chongnamh Dhíomhaointis (Rialacháin um Aireamh Acfuinne), 1934 (R. & O.R., Uimh. 34 de 1934).”.

Pinsin baintreach (neamhranníocach), liúntas banchéile thréigthe, liúntas cúnaimh shóisialaigh do mháithreacha neamhphósta agus liúntas do bhanchéile príosúnaigh (rátaí nua, leathnu ar na teorainneacha acmhainne).

6.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 20 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1952) d'Acht 1935 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978):

“(1) (a) Is é an ráta ar dá réir a íocfar pinsean baintrí (neamhranníocach) faoi réir forálacha an Achta seo—

(i) i gcás nach mó acmhainn sheachtainiúil na baintrí ná £18—an ráta atá leagtha amach i dTábla B a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo, agus

(ii) i gcás ar mó ná £18 acmhainn sheachtainiúil na baintrí—an ráta ar dá réir ab iníoctha an pinsean faoi threoir an Tábla sin leis an mbaintreach dá mba mhó ná £17 ach nár mhó ná £18 a hacmhainn sheachtainiúil, lúide £1.30 i leith gach suim £1 (más ann) atá san acmhainn sheachtainiúil sin de bhreis ar £18, agus aon chodán de £1 san acmhainn sheachtainiúil sin a áireamh chun na críche sin mar £1; ach más lú ná 50 pingin nua an ráta arna ríomh de bhun na míre seo ar dá réir, murach an coinníoll seo, a bheadh an pinsean iníoctha, ní bheidh an pinsean iníoctha, agus

(iii) i gcás 80 bliain d'aois a bheith slánaithe ag an mbaintreach—an ráta pinsin is iníoctha léi de réir fhomhír (i) nó (ii) den mhír seo móide £1.20.

(b) Chun críocha an fho-ailt seo, is í an acmhainn sheachtainiúil an acmhainn bhliantúil arna roinnt ar chaoga a dó.

TÁBLA B

Na Rátaí Seachtainiúla Pinsean Baintreach (Neamhranníocach)

Acmhainn na baintrí	Baintreach, gan aon leanbh cáilithe	Baintreach, leanbh cáilithe amháin	Baintreach, beirt leanbh cháilithe nó níos mó
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
	£	£	£
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil na baintrí—
gan bheith níos mó ná £6	15.80	21.00	26.20	Móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh cháilithe ann, £5.20 i leith gach leanbh cáilithe de bhreis ar bheirt.
níos mó ná £6 gan bheith níos mó ná £7     ...	14.50	19.70	24.90
níos mó ná £7 gan bheith níos mó ná £8     ...	13.20	18.40	23.60
níos mó ná £8 gan bheith níos mó ná £9     ...	11.90	17.10	22.30
níos mó ná £9 gan bheith níos mó ná £10     ...	10.60	15.80	21.00
níos mó ná £10 gan bheith níos mó ná £11     ...	9.30	14.50	19.70
níos mó ná £11 gan bheith níos mó ná £12     ...	8.00	13.20	18.40
níos mó ná £12 gan bheith níos mó ná £13     ...	6.70	11.90	17.10
níos mó ná £13 gan bheith níos mó ná £14     ...	5.40	10.60	15.80
níos mó ná £14 gan bheith níos mó ná £15     ...	4.10	9.30	14.50
níos mó ná £15 gan bheith níos mó ná £16     ...	2.80	8.00	13.20
níos mó ná £16 gan bheith níos mó ná £17     ...	1.50	6.70	11.90
níos mó ná £17 gan bheith níos mó ná £18     ...	neamhní	5.40	10.60

(2) Leasaítear leis seo alt 20 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1952) d'Acht 1935 trí na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (7):

“(8) Déanfar na rátaí pinsin a chinnfear faoi fho-alt (1) (a) (i), (1) (a) (ii) nó 1 (a) (iii) den alt seo a mhéadú £1.30 i gcás 66 bliana d'aois a bheith slánaithe ag an mbaintreach agus í a bheith ina cónaí ina haonar.

(9) (a) Déanfar an ráta seachtainiúil pinsin a chinnfear faoi fho-alt (1) (a) (i), (1) (a) (ii) nó (1) (a) (iii) den alt seo a mhéadu £8.80 in aghaidh aon tréimhse—

(i) a dtarlóidh lena linn go slánóidh an bhaintreach 66 bliana d'aois agus go mbeidh sí chomh héagumasach sin go dteastóidh cúram agus aire lánaimsire uaithi,

(ii) a mbeidh gaol forordaithe leis an mbaintreach ina chónaí leis an mbaintreach lena linn chun an cúram agus an aire sin a thabhairt, agus

(iii) a gcomhlíonfar lena linn cibé coinníollacha a bheidh forordaithe.

(b) Ní bheidh thar mhéadú amháin pinsin iníoctha faoin bhfo-alt seo nó faoi fho-alt (4) (a cuireadh isteach le halt 9 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1968) d'alt 26 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952, maidir le haon ghaol forordaithe.

(c) Oifigeach breithiúnachta arna cheapadh ag an Aire faoi alt 41 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952, a chinnfidh iarratas ar mhéadú pinsin faoin bhfo-alt seo.”.

(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh, a mhéid a bhaineann sé le liúntas banchéile thréigthe, le liúntas cúnaimh shóisialaigh do mháithreacha neamhphósta agus le liúntas do bhanchéile príosúnaigh, an 5ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979, agus, a mhéid a bhaineann sé le pinsean baintrí (neamhranníocach), an 6ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

Pinsin baintreach (neamhranníocach), liúntas banchéile thréigthe, liúntas cunaimh shóisialaigh do mháithreacha neamhphósta agus liúntas do bhanchéile príosúnaigh (uasteorainn aoise a chur ar ceal).

7.—Chun a áirithiú nach scoirfidh pinsin baintreach (neamhranníocach), liúntas banchéile thréigthe, liúntas cúnaimh shóisialaigh do mháithreacha neamhphósta agus liúntas do bhanchéile príosúnaigh de bheith iníoctha nuair a shlánóidh faighteoir 66 bliana d'aois—

(a) aisghairtear leis seo alt 21 d'Acht 1935 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1964 agus a leasaíodh le hAcht 1977);

(b) cuirtear, leis seo, an méid seo a leanas in ionad alt 22 (1) (arna leasú le hAcht 1977) d'Acht 1935:

“(1) Pinsean baintrí (neamhranníocach) is iníoctha le baintreach leanfaidh sé, faoi réir an Achta seo, de bheith iníoctha mura n-athphósfaidh sí agus i gcás den sórt sin scoirfidh an pinsean ar a hathphósadh agus uaidh sin amach.”;

(c) cuirtear, leis seo, an t-alt seo a leanas in ionad alt 36 (arna leasú le hAcht 1977) d'Acht 1935:

“36. I gcás ar lá den tseachtain seachas an lá díreach roimh an lá sa tseachtain a bhforordaítear gurb é an lá é a íocfar íocaíochtaí seachtainiúla mar gheall ar an bpinsean an dáta a scoirfeadh pinsean baintrí de bheith iníoctha, leanfaidh an pinsean de bheith iníoctha maidir leis na laethanta sa tseachtain suas go dtí an lá forordaithe, ach gan an lá sin a áireamh.”;

(d) aisghairtear leis seo alt 22 (1) (b) d'Acht 1970 (arna leasú le hAcht 1973);

(e) aisghairtear leis seo alt 8 (1) (b) d'Acht 1973;

(f) aisghairtear leis seo alt 9 (1) (b) d'Acht 1974.

Liúntas do bhanchéile príosúnaigh (leathnú ar thréimhse an íoctha).

8.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 9 d'Acht 1974, lena ndéantar socrú le haghaidh liúntais do bhanchéile príosúnaigh, tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (2):

“(2A) Leanfar de liúntas do bhanchéile príosúnaigh a íoc go ceann tréimhse cheithre sheachtain tar éis an príosúnach a scaoileadh saor as príosún nó as áit choinneála.”.

Pinsin dílleachtaí (neamhranníocach) (rátaí nua agus leathnú ar an teorainn acmhainne).

9.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 25 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht 1935 tríd an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo a chur in ionad an Tábla (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978) a ghabhann le fo-alt (1).

(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 6ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

AN TÁBLA

Na Rátaí Seachtainiúla Pinsean Dílleachtaí (Neamhranníocach)

Acmhainn an Dílleachta	Na Rátaí Seachtainiúla
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil an dílleachta—	£
Gan bheith níos mó ná £1     ...     ...     ...	10.25
níos mó ná £1 gan bheith níos mó ná £2     ...	8.95
níos mó ná £2 gan bheith níos mó ná £3     ...	7.65
níos mó ná £3 gan bheith níos mó ná £4     ...	6.35
níos mó ná £4 gan bheith níos mó ná £5     ...	5.05
níos mó ná £5 gan bheith níos mó ná £6     ...	3.75
níos mó ná £6 gan bheith níos mó ná £7     ...	2.45
níos mó ná £7 gan bheith níos mó ná £8     ...	1.15
níos mó ná £8     ...     ...     ...     ...	neamhní

Liúntas do bhean shingil (rátaí nua agus leathnú ar an teorainn acmhainne).

10.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 8 d'Acht 1974 tríd an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo a chur in ionad an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt sin (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978).

(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 5ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

AN TÁBLA

Ráta an Liúntais do Bhean Shingil

Acmhainn an Éilitheora nó an Tairbhí	An Ráta Seachtainiúil
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an tairbhí—	£
Gan bheith níos mó ná £1     ...     ...     ...	13.65
níos mó ná £1 gan bheith níos mó ná £2     ...	12.35
níos mó ná £2 gan bheith níos mó ná £3     ...	11.05
níos mó ná £3 gan bheith níos mó ná £4     ...	9.75
níos mó ná £4 gan bheith níos mó ná £5     ...	8.45
níos mó ná £5 gan bheith níos mó ná £6     ...	7.15
níos mó ná £6 gan bheith níos mó ná £7     ...	5.85
níos mó ná £7 gan bheith níos mó ná £8     ...	4.55
níos mó ná £8 gan bheith níos mó ná £9     ...	3.25
níos mó ná £9 gan bheith níos mó ná £10     ...	1.95
níos mó ná £10 gan bheith níos mó ná £11     ...	0.65
níos mó ná £11     ...     ...     ...     ...	neamhní

Liúntas leasa forlíontach (rátaí nua).

11.—(1) Is iad na méideanna atá leagtha amach sa Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo na méideanna seachtainiúla is iníoctha faoi alt 10 d'Acht 1975 agus atá leagtha amach sa Tábla a ghabhann le fo-alt (1) den alt sin (arna leasú le hAcht 1978).

(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

AN TÁBLA

Na Méideanna Seachtainiúla Liúntais Leasa Fhorlíontaigh

Na haicmí daoine lena mbaineann na méideanna liúntais leasa fhorlíontaigh	Méid seachtainiúil an liúntais leasa fhorlíontaigh
(1)	(2)
Duine gan chleithiúnaí     ...     ...     ...	£12.70
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe     ...	£22.05
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus leanbh cleithiúnach amháin     ...     ...     ...	£26.15
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha nó níos mó     ...     ...	£30.25 móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £3.10 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.
Duine ag a bhfuil leanbh cleithiúnach amháin	£17.00
Duine ag a bhfuil beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha nó níos mó     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...	£21.10 móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £3.10 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt.

Liúntas (cúram) seanaoise do scor.

12.—Aisghairtear leis seo alt 21 d'Acht 1970, lena ndéantar socrú le haghaidh liúntais dá ngairtear “liúntas (cúram) seanaoise” san alt sin.

Méadú ar an acmhainn a eisiatar le linn pinsean seanaoise a bheith á ríomh.

13.—Leasaítear leis seo an Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952, ina bhfuil rialacha maidir le acmhainn a ríomh, tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur in ionad mhír (I) de Riail 1:

“(I) luach bliantúil aon mhaoine leis an duine (nach maoin a úsáideann nó a theachtann an duine go pearsanta) atá infheistithe nó curtha chun úsáide tairbhiúla ar shlí eile ag an duine nó, cé go bhféadfaí í a infheistiú nó a úsáid go tairbhiúil, nach bhfuil infheistithe ná curtha chun úsáide tairbhiúla amhlaidh ag an duine, agus is mar a, leanas a ríomhfar luach bliantúil na maoine:

(a) eisiafar an chéad £200 de luach caipitiúil na maoine, agus

(b) glacfar gurb é luach bliantúil an chéad £375 eile de luach caipitiúil na maoine an fichiú cuid den luach caipitiúil, agus

(c) glacfar gurb é luach bliantúil na coda sin de luach caipitiúil na maoine is mó ná £575 an deichiú cuid den luach caipitiúil,

ach ní chuirfear i gcuntas faoi aon fhoráil eile de na Rialacha seo aon leithreasú ar an maoin chun críche caiteachais reatha;”.

Méadú ar an acmhainn a eisiatar le linn pinsean baintrí (neamhranníocach) a bheith á ríomh.

14.—Beidh éifeacht le Riail 1 (I) (a) den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952 (arna leasú leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1963), a mhéid a bhaineann sí le pinsean faoi na hAchtanna um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1979, lena ndéantar socrú go n-eisiafar an chéad £100 de luach caipitiúil maoine baintrí le linn a hacmhainn a bheith á ríomh chun críocha pinsean den sórt sin ionann is dá gcuirfí “£200” in ionad “£100”.

An riail a bhaineann le ríomh acmhainne baintrí a aisghairm.

15.—Aisghairtear leis seo Riail 4 den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1965) lena ndéantar socrú go ndéantar acmhainn áirithe le leanbh cáilithe nó le leanaí cáilithe a áireamh ar acmhainn baintrí (chun a pinsean baintrí (neamhranníocach) a ríomh).

Méadú ar eisiataí áirithe le linn acmhainn daoine áirithe a bheith á ríomh.

16.—Leasaítear leis seo an Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952 tríd an bhfomhír seo a leanas a chur in ionad fhomhír (j) de mhír II de Riail 1 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1960 agus a leasaíodh le hAcht 1965 agus leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1971, agus a cuireadh chun feidhme i gcás pinsin faoi Achtanna na bPinsean Seanaoise, 1908 go 1979, le hAcht 1964):

“(j) i gcás duine nach duine dall agus a bhfuil leanbh cáilithe nó leanaí cáilithe aige a chónaíonn go rialta leis, a thuilleamh go léir óna luain phearsanta ach amháin agus a mhéid a ríomhfar gur mó ná £104 i leith gach linbh den sórt sin suim bhliantúil an tuillimh sin.”.

Gan codanna de mhéaduithe ar phinsin áirithe a ríomh mar acmhainn.

17.—D'ainneoin aon ní sa Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952, i gcás—

(a) pinsean seanaoise (neamhranníocach), pinsean baintrí (neamhranníocach) nó pinsean dílleachta (neamhranníocach) a bheith i gcúrsa a íoctha le duine nó le céile an duine nó leo araon, nó ina leith,

(b) pinsean (dá ngairtear “an pinsean eile” san alt seo), seachas pinsean dá dtagraítear i mír (a), a bheith i gcúrsa a íoctha leis an duine nó le céile an duine nó leo araon, nó ina leith, agus

(c) méadú a theacht ar an bpinsean eile ar dháta thosach feidhme an ailt seo nó dá éis,

le linn acmhainn an duine nó acmhainn a chéile nó a n-acmhainn araon a bheith á ríomh chun críocha Achtanna na bPinsean Seanaoise, 1908 go 1979, nó na nAchtanna um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 to 1979, ní áireofar mar acmhainn aon chuid den mhéadú ar an bpinsean eile a thabharfadh, dá n-áireofaí mar acmhainn í, laghdú ar mhéid an phinsin nó ar mhéid na gcomhphinsean (de réir mar a bheidh) ba mhó ná méid an mhéadaithe.

(2) Aisghairtear leis seo alt 9 d'Acht 1960 agus alt 15 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1961.

Tithe cónaithe agus foirgnimh feirme a eisiamh le linn acmhainn áirithe a bheith á ríomh.

18.—In alt 13 (1) (c) d'Acht 1933, i Riail 1 (III) den Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952 agus in alt 12 (2) (c) d'Acht 1975 (ina bhfuil forálacha i ndáil le ríomh acmhainne chun críocha na nAchtanna sin faoi seach), ní fholóidh “maoin” teach cónaithe ná foirgneamh feirme atá ar úinéireacht agus ar áitiú.

Liúntais leanaí (rátaí nua).

19.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 6 (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1952) den Acht Liúntas Leanbhaí (Leasú), 1946, tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1977):

“(1) Faoi réir forálacha na nAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1944 go 1979, agus na rialachán fúthu, aon duine a fhionnfar a bheith cáilithe le haghaidh liúntais leanaí, íocfar leis, fad a bheidh sé cáilithe amhlaidh, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas, liúntas míosúil de réir—

(a) £3.50 i gcás é a bheith cáilithe i leith linbh cháilithe amháin,

(b) £9.00 i gcás é a bheith cáilithe i leith beirt leanbh cháilithe,

(c) £14.50 i gcás é a bheith cáilithe i leith triúr leanbh cáilithe nó níos mó, móide £5.50 i leith gach leanbh cáilithe de bhreis ar thriúr.”.

(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 1ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

Sochair árachais shóisialaigh (rátaí nua).

20.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo an Tríú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952 tríd an gCuid seo a leanas a chur in ionad Chuid I (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978):

“CUID I

Rátaí na Sochar Tréimhsiúil agus na Méaduithe Orthu

An Cineál Sochair	An Ráta Seachtainiúil	Méadú i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe (más iníoctha)	Méadú i leith linbh cháilithe nó i leith gach duine de bheirt leanbh cháilithe (más iníoctha)	Méadú i leith gach leanbh cáilithe de bhreis ar bheirt (más iníoctha)	Méadú i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe faoi alt 26 (4) (más iníoctha)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
Sochar Míchumais agus Sochar Dífhostaíochta:	£	£	£	£	£
(a) i gcás daoine os cionn ocht mbliana déag d'aois— (i) fear, bean shingil nó baintreach, bean phósta a chónaionn ar leithligh óna fearchéile agus nach bhféadann aon chúnamh airgid a fháil uaidh nó bean phósta a bhfuil teideal aici chun méadú i leith linbh cháilithe nó leanaí cáilithe nó i leith fearchéile     ...     ...	16.05	10.45	4.65	3.80	--
(ii) aon bhean phósta eile     ...	14.00	--	--	--	--
(b) i gcás daoine faoi bhun ocht mbliana déag d'aois— (i) ma tá teideal ag an duine chun méadú i leith linbh cháilithe nó leanaí cáilithe nó i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe     ...     ...	16.05	10.45	4.65	3.80	--
(ii) mura bhfuil teideal den sórt sin ag an duine     ...     ...	14.00	--	--	--	--
2. Pinsean Easláine:
(a) fear, bean shingil nó baintreach, bean phósta a chónaíonn ar leithligh óna fearchéile agus nach bhféadann aon chúnamh airgid a fháil uaidh nó bean phósta a bhfuil teideal aici chun méadú i leith linbh cháilithe nó leanaí cáilithe nó i leith fearchéile	16.65	10.85	4.80	3.95	8.80
(b) aon bhean phósta eile     ...     ...	14.50	--	--	--	8.80
3. Liúntas Máithreachais     ...     ...	16.05	--	--	--	--
4. Pinsean Baintrí (Ranníocach) agus Sochar Banchéile Thréigthe:
(a) i gcás daoine faoi bhun ochtó bliain d'aois     ...     ...     ...	17.00	--	5.70	5.70	8.80
(b) in aon chás eile     ...     ...	18.25	--	5.70	5.70	8.80
5. Liúntas Dílleachta (Ranníocach)	12.30	--	--	--	--
6. Pinsean Scoir agus Pinsean Seanaoise (Ranniocach):
(a) i gcás daoine faoi bhun ochtó bliain d'aois     ...     ...     ...	18.60	11.90	4.80	9.95	8.80
(b) in aon chás eile     ...     ...	20	11.90	4.80	3.95	8.80
(c) méadú breise i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe a bhfuil aois inphinsin slánaithe aige     ...     ...     ...	--	2.15	--	--	--

(2) Leasaítear leis seo alt 14 (2) d'Acht 1977 trí “£1.30” a chur in ionad “£1.10” (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978).

(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh—

(a) a mhéid a bhaineann sé le sochar míchumais, le sochar dífhostaíochta agus le liúntas máithreachais—an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979,

(b) a mhéid a bhaineann sé le sochar banchéile thréigthe, le pinsean easláine agus le pinsean scoir—an 5ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979, agus

(c) a mhéid a bhaineann sé le pinsean seanaoise (ranníocach), le pinsean baintrí (ranníocach) agus le liúntas dílleachta (ranníocach)—an 6ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

Sochar dífhostaíochta (méadú ar rátaí áirithe).

21.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 5 (2) den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1967, tríd an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo a chur in ionad an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt sin (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978).

(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

AN TÁBLA

An aicme duine	An Ráta Seachtainiúil	An méadú i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe (más iníoctha)	An méadú i leith linbh cháilithe nó i leith gach duine de bheirt leanbh cháilithe (más iníoctha)	An méadú i leith gach leanbh cáilithe de bhreis ar bheirt (más iníoctha)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
	£	£	£	£
Duine atá i dteideal méadú i leith linbh cháilithe ach nach bhfuil i dteideal méadú i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe	13.35	--	4.10	3.10
Aon duine eile     ...	13.15	9.60	4.10	3.10

Leathnú ar an tréimhse sochair dhífhostaíochta do mhná pósta áirithe.

22.—(1) Beidh éifeacht le halt 16 (2) d'Acht 1952, maidir le bean phósta (seachas bean phósta a chónaíonn ar leithligh óna fearchéile agus nach bhféadann aon chúnamh airgid a fháil uaidh nó a bhfuil teideal aici chun méadú sochair i leith linbh nó fearchéile), ionann is dá gcuirfí “312 lá” in ionad “céad, caoga agus sé lá”.

(2) I gcás a ceart chun sochair dhífhostaíochta in aghaidh 312 lá a bheith ídithe ag bean atá i dteideal an tsochair sin—

(a) athcháileoidh sí chuige nuair a bheidh 13 ranníoc fostaíochta íoctha ina leith in aghaidh seachtainí ranníoca a thosaigh nó a chríochnaigh tar éis an 156ú lá dá raibh teideal aici chun an tsochair sin, agus

(b) ar í a athcháiliú chuige, beidh feidhm arís maidir léi ag alt 16 (2) d'Acht 1952 (arna leasú leis an alt seo), ach sin, i gcás an tréimhse bhearnaithe fostaíochta inar ídigh sí a ceart chun an tsochair sin do mharthain tar éis a hathcháilithe, ionann is dá mba thréimhsí bearnaithe fostaíochta ar leithligh an chuid roimh an ídiú agus an chuid tar éis an ídithe.

(3) Más rud é i dtréimhse bhearnaithe fostaíochta go mbeidh a ceart chun 156 lá sochair dhífhostaíochta ídithe ag bean dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt (1) den alt seo laistigh den tréimhse 156 lá roimh thosach feidhme an ailt seo, beidh sí i dteideal an tsochair sin in aghaidh gach lae dífhostaíochta, suas go dtí 156 lá ar a mhéid, ón tosach feidhme sin suas go dtí an 315ú lá dífhostaíochta sa tréimhse bhearnaithe fostaíochta sin.

(4) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

Liúntas máithreachais (srian le híocaíocht a dhíchur).

23.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 20 d'Acht 1952, lena ndéantar socrú le haghaidh liúntais mháithreachais, tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (2):

“(2) Faoi réir na bhforálacha seo a leanas den alt seo, is í an tréimhse ar ina haghaidh a bheidh liúntas máithreachais iníoctha an tréimhse dhá sheachtain déag dar tosach an séú seachtain roimh dheireadh na seachtaine tuartha luí seoil, ach—

(a) má éagann an bhean ag a bhfuil teideal chun an liúntais, ní bheidh an liúntas iníoctha in aghaidh aon seachtaine ina dhiaidh sin,

(b) más tar éis na seachtaine tuartha luí seoil a thagann an dáta luí seoil, beidh an liúntas iníoctha, faoi réir mhír (a) den fho-alt seo, go dtí deireadh an séú seachtain i ndiaidh na seachtaine ina dtagann an dáta sin.”.

(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

Pinsean baintrí (ranníocach) (leathnú ar an teideal).

24.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 22 d'Acht 1952 (arna leasú leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Leasú), 1960, agus le hAcht 1974), lena ndéantar socrú le haghaidh pinsin bhaintrí (ranníocach), tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (3):

“(3A) Bean a thiocfaidh chun bheith ina baintreach le linn di bheith ag fáil nó i dteideal sochair bhanchéile thréigthe, beidh sí, ar theacht di chun bheith ina baintreach, i dteideal pinsin bhaintrí (ranníocach) de réir an ráta chéanna le ráta an tsochair bhanchéile thréigthe ab iníoctha léi, cibé acu a bheidh nó nach mbeidh na coinníollacha ranníoca iomchuí chun bheith i dteideal an phinsin sin comhlíonta ina cás.”.

Sochair dhíobhálacha ceirde (rátaí nua).

25.—(1) Déantar leis seo gach ráta (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978) den sochar díobhálacha ceirde in Acht 1966 a luaitear i gcolún (1) den Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo a mhéadú tríd an ráta a shonraítear i gcolún (2) den Tábla sin os coinne an lua sin i gcolún (1) a chur in ionad an ráta sin.

(2) Faoi réir fho-alt (3) den alt seo, tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

(3) Tiocfaidh na méaduithe dá bhforáiltear le fo-alt (1) den alt seo, a mhéid a bhaineann siad le hailt 9 (8), 9 (9), 10 (1), 11 (1), 17 (2), 18 (2), 19, 20 agus 21 (2) d'Acht 1966, i ngníomh an 6ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

AN TÁBLA

An ráta sochair dhíobhálacha ceirde in Acht 1966							An ráta méadaithe
(1)							(2)
£15.70	in alt 8 (3) (a)	...	...	...	...	...	£17.60
£20.10	,,   ,,   8 (3) (b)	...	...	...	...	...	£22.50
£1,390	,,   ,,   9 (7) (a)	...	...	...	...	...	£1,560
£20.10	i dTábla I a ghabhann le halt 9 (8)				...	...	£22.50
£18.09	,,         ,,        ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£20.25
£16.08	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£18.00
£14.07	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£15.75
£12.06	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£13.50
£10.05	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£11.25
£8.04	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£9.00
£6.03	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£6.75
£4.02	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£4.50
£15.70	i dTábla II a ghabhann le halt 9 (8)				...	...	£17.60
£14.13	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£15.84
£12.56	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£14.08
£10.99	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£12.32
£9.42	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£10.56
£7.85	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£8.80
£6.28	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£7.04
£4.71	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£5.28
£3.14	,,         ,,         ,,      ,,   ,,   ,,   ,,				...	...	£3.52
£4.02	in alt 9 (9) (b) (ii)		...	...	...	...	£4.50
£3.14	,,  ,,  ,,  ,,   ,,   ,,		...	...	...	...	£3.52
£9.35	in alt 10 (1)	...	...	...	...	...	£10.45
£4.15	,,  ,,  11 (1)	...	...	...	...	...	£4.65
£3.40	,,  ,,   ,,   ,,	...	...	...	...	...	£3.80
£12.50	,,  ,,  12 (1) (a)		...	...	...	...	£14.00
£14.35	,,  ,,  12 (1) (b)		...	...	...	...	£16.05
£7.60	,,  ,,  13 (1)	...	...	...	...	...	£8.80
£15.20	,,  ,,   ,,   ,,	...	...	...	...	...	£17.60
£15.70	in alt 15 (1) (a) (i)		...	...	...	...	£17.60
£20.10	,,  ,, 15 (1) (a) (ii)		...	...	...	...	£22.50
£18.85	,,  ,, 17 (2) agus 18 (2)			...	...	...	£21.85
£982	,,  ,, 18 (3)	...	...	...	...	...	£1,139
£4.90	,,  ,, 19 gach áit a bhfuil sé			...	...	...	£5.70
£8.35	,,  ,, 20  ,,   ,,   ,,      ,,   ,,			...	...	...	£9.70
£18.85	,,  ,,       ,,   ,,   ,,      ,,   ,,			...	...	...	£21.85
£11.30	,,  ,, 21 (2)	...	...	...	...	...	£13.10
£3.14	,,  ,, 25 (3) (a)		...	...	...	...	£3.52
£4.02	,,  ,, 25 (3) (b)		...	...	...	...	£4.50

Díobhálacha ceirde (méadú do phinsinéirí a chónaíonn ina n-aonar).

26.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 20 (1) d'Acht 1977 trí “£1.30” a chur in ionad “£1.10” (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1978).

(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 6ú lá d'Aibreán, 1979.

Pinsean seanaoise—fógra i dtaobh méadú acmhainne.

27.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 16 d'Acht 1960 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (3):

“(3A) I gcás fo-alt (1) den alt seo a bheith sáraithe ag duine agus gur deimhin leis an Aire nach raibh, i ndáil leis an sárú, aon chalaois ar intinn ag an duine agus nach bhfuil aon acmhainní suntasacha ar fáil ag an duine sin, ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-ailt (2) agus (3) den alt seo i ndáil leis an méadú dá dtagraítear san fho-alt sin.”

Gearrtheideal, forléiriú agus comhlua.

28.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1979, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Déanfar an tAcht seo—

(a) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé Achtanna na bPinsean Seanaoise, 1908 go 1978, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar Achtanna na bPinsean Seanaoise, 1908 go 1979, a ghairm díobh le chéile,

(b) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé na hAchtanna um Chúnamh Dífhostaíochta, 1933 go 1978, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna um Chúnamh Dífhostaíochta, 1933 go 1979, a ghairm díobh le chéile,

(c) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé na hAchtanna um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1978, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1979, a ghairm díobh le chéile,

(d) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1944 go 1977, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1944 go 1979, a ghairm díobh le chéile,

(e) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leasa Forlíontacha), 1975, a fhorléiriú i dteannta an Achta sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leasa Forlíontacha), 1975 agus 1979, a ghairm díobh le chéile, agus

(f) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1978, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1979, a ghairm díobh le chéile.

Na hACHTANNA dá dTagraítear
An tAcht um Chongnamh Dhíomhaointis, 1933	1933, Uimh. 46
An tAcht um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaithe, 1935	1935, Uimh. 29
An tAcht Liúntas Leanbhaí (Leasú), 1946	1946, Uimh. 8
Acht na bPinsean Sean-Aoise, 1924	1924, Uimh. 19
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952	1952, Uimh. 11
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1952	1952, Uimh. 12
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Leasú), 1960	1960, Uimh. 25
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1960	1960, Uimh. 28
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1961	1961, Uimh. 22
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1962	1962, Uimh. 17
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1963	1963, Uimh. 26
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1964	1964, Uimh. 28
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1965	1965, Uimh. 20
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Díobhálacha Ceirde), 1966	1966, Uimh. 16
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1967	1967, Uimh. 18
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1969	1969, Uimh. 31
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1970	1970, Uimh. 12
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1971	1971, Uimh. 16
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh 1973	1973, Uimh. 10
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Uimh. 2), 1974	1974, Uimh. 14
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leasa Forlíontacha), 1975	1975, Uimh. 28
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1976	1976, Uimh. 6
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1977	1977, Uimh. 3
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1978	1978, Uimh. 5

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Number 8 of 1979

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SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1979

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Definitions.
2.	Old age pensions (new rates, extension of means limits).
3.	Unemployment assistance (new rates).
4.	Calculation of means of certain persons for purposes of unemployment assistance.
5.	Alternative method of calculation of means of certain persons for purposes of unemployment assistance.
6.	Widows' (non-contributory) pensions, deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance (new rates, extension of means limits).
7.	Widows' (non-contributory) pensions, deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance (abolition of upper age limit).
8.	Prisoner's wife's allowance (extension of payment period).
9.	Orphans' (non-contributory) pensions (new rates and extension of means limit).
10.	Single woman's allowance (new rates and extension of means limit).
11.	Supplementary welfare allowance (new rates).
12.	Discontinuance of old age (care) allowance.
13.	Increase in means excluded in calculation of old age pension.
14.	Increase in means excluded in calculation of widow's (non-contributory) pension.
15.	Repeal of rule relating to calculation of widow's means.
16.	Increase in certain exclusions in calculation of means of certain persons.
17.	Parts of increases of certain pensions not to be reckoned as means.
18.	Exclusion of domestic dwellings and farm buildings in calculation of certain means.
19.	Children's allowances (new rates).
20.	Social insurance benefits (new rates).
21.	Unemployment benefit (increase of certain rates).
22.	Extension of period of unemployment benefit for certain married women.
23.	Maternity allowance (removal of restriction on payment).
24.	Widow's (contributory) pension (extension of entitlement).
25.	Occupational injuries benefits (new rates).
26.	Occupational injuries (increase for pensioners living alone).
27.	Old age pension—notification of increase of means.
28.	Short title, construction and collective citation.

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Number 8 of 1979

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SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1979

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AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1978, THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1978, THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1978, THE SOCIAL WELFARE (CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES) ACTS, 1944 TO 1977, THE SOCIAL WELFARE (SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCES) ACT, 1975, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1952 TO 1978. [24th March, 1979] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: [GA]

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

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“the Act of 1933” means the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933;

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“the Act of 1935” means the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935;

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“the Act of 1952” means the Social Welfare Act, 1952;

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“the Act of 1960” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1960;

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“the Act of 1962” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962;

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“the Act of 1964” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964;

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“the Act of 1965” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965;

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“the Act of 1966” means the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966;

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“the Act of 1970” means the Social Welfare Act, 1970;

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“the Act of 1973” means the Social Welfare Act, 1973;

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“the Act of 1974” means the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974;

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“the Act of 1975” means the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act, 1975;

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“the Act of 1977” means the Social Welfare Act, 1977;

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“the Act of 1978” means the Social Welfare Act, 1978.

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Old age pensions (new rates, extension of means limits).

2.—(1) Section 77 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1978):

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“(2) (a) A pension shall, in lieu of any other rate, be—

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(i) where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner do not exceed £18—at the rate set out in Table A to this subsection,

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(ii) where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner exceed £18—at the rate at which, in accordance with that Table, the pension would be payable if the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner exceeded £17 but did not exceed £18, less £1.30 for each amount (if any) of £1 by which those weekly means exceed £18, any fraction of £1 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £1; provided that if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than 50 new pence, the pension shall not be payable, and

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(iii) where the pensioner has attained the age of 80 years—at the rate of pension payable to him in accordance with subparagraph (i) or (ii) of this paragraph plus £1.20,

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and the rate of pension so determined shall be increased, where the pensioner is one of a married couple, by the amount set out in Table B to this subsection—

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(A) if the pensioner is a man, in respect of his wife if he is living with or wholly or mainly maintaining her and she is not in receipt of pension under the Acts or any benefit, pension or allowance under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1979, or

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(B) if the pensioner is a woman, in respect of her husband if she is wholly or mainly maintaining him and he is incapable of self-support by reason of physical or mental infirmity and is not in receipt of pension under the Acts or any benefit, pension or allowance under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1979.

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(b) For the purposes of this subsection, weekly means shall be the yearly means divided by fifty-two.

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TABLE A

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Rate of Pension

Means of claimant or pensioner	Weekly Rate
	Claimant or pensioner, no qualified child	Claimant or pensioner, one qualified child	Claimant or pensioner, two or more qualified children
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner—	£	£	£
do not exceed £6	15.80	20.05	24.30	}	Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, £3.20 for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7	14.50	18.75	23.00
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8	13.20	17.45	21.70
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9	11.90	16.15	20.40
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10	10.60	14.85	19.10
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11	9.30	13.55	17.80
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12	8.00	12.25	16.50
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13	6·70	10·95	15·20
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14	5·40	9·65	13·90
exceed £14 but do not exceed £15	4·10	8·35	12·60
exceed £15 but do not exceed £16	2·80	7·05	11·30
exceed £16 but do not exceed £17	1·50	5·75	10·00
exceed £17 but do not exceed £18	no pension	4·45	8·70

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TABLE B

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Increase for an Adult Dependant

Means of claimant or pensioner	Weekly rate of increase
Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner—	£
do not exceed £6	7.85
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7	7·20
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8	6·55
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9	5·90
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10	5·25
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11	4·60
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12	3·95
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13	3·30
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14	2·65
exceed £14 but do not exceed £15	2·00
exceed £15 but do not exceed £16	1·35
exceed £16 but do not exceed £17	0·70
exceed £17	Nil

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(2) Section 77 (5) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£8.80” for “seven pounds, sixty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1978).

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(3) Section 77 (6) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1.30” for “£1.10” (inserted by the Act of 1978).

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(4) Section 8 (1) (a) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1924, is hereby amended by the substitution of “£884” for “seven hundred and eighty pounds”.

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(5) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1979.

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Unemployment assistance (new rates).

3.—(1) In the Act of 1933, Schedule A to this section is hereby substituted for Schedule A inserted by the Act of 1978.

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(2) Schedule B to this section shall apply in the case of a person for whom the yearly value of any advantage accruing to him from the use of land, the rateable valuation of which exceeds £10 but does not exceed £15 and which is personally used or enjoyed by him, is calculated in accordance with section 8 of the Act of 1965 and, accordingly, the rates of unemployment assistance to be taken into account in the case of such a person for the purposes of section 10 (3) (c) (inserted by the Act of 1962) of the Act of 1933 shall be those specified in that Schedule.

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(3) Schedule C to this section shall apply in the case of a person for whom the yearly value of any advantage accruing to him from the use of land, the rateable valuation of which exceeds £15 and which is personally used or enjoyed by him, is calculated in accordance with section 8 of the Act of 1965 and, accordingly, the rates of unemployment assistance to be taken into account in the case of such a person for the purposes of section 10 (3) (c) (inserted by the Act of 1962) of the Act of 1933 shall be those specified in that Schedule.

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(4) Section 4 of the Act of 1978 is hereby repealed.

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(5) This section shall come into operation on the 28th day of March, 1979.

SCHEDULE A

Rates of Unemployment Assistance

Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable	Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area	Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place
Person without a dependant	£13·15	£12·70
Person with an adult dependant	£22·75	£22·05
Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant	£26·85	£26·15
Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants	£30·95	£30·25
	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £3·10 for each child dependant in excess of two.	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £3·10 for each child dependant in excess of two.
Person with one child dependant	£17·45	£17·00
Person with two or more child dependants	£21·55	£21·10
	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £3·10 for each child dependant in excess of two.	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £3·10 for each child dependant in excess of two.

SCHEDULE B

Rates of Unemployment Assistance

Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable	Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area	Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place
Person without a dependant	£11·00	£10·55
Person with an adult dependant	£18·95	£18·40
Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant	£22·30	£21·75
Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants	£25·65	£25·10
	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·60 for each child dependant in excess of two.	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·60 for each child dependant in excess of two.
Person with one child dependant	£14·50	£14·05
Person with two or more child dependants	£17·85	£17·40
	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·60 for each child dependant in excess of two.	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·60 for each child dependant in excess of two.

SCHEDULE C

Rates of Unemployment Assistance

Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable	Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area	Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place
Person without a dependant	£9·05	£8·70
Person with an adult dependant	£15·60	£15·15
Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant	£18·40	£17·95
Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants	£21·20	£20·75
	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·15 for each child dependant in excess of two.	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·15 for each child dependant in excess of two.
Person with one child dependant	£12·05	£11·65
Person with two or more child dependants	£14·85	£14·45
	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·15 for each child dependant in excess of two.	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·15 for each child dependant in excess of two.

Calculation of means of certain persons for purposes of unemployment assistance.

4.—(1) Section 8 of the Act of 1965 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1976):

“(1) Subject to sections 9 and 10 of this Act, the yearly value of any advantage accruing to a person who is resident in an area standing specified for the time being in an order under subsection (3) of this section from the use of land which is personally used or enjoyed by the person shall, for the purposes of section 13 (1) (c) of the Act of 1933, be deemed to be an amount calculated—

(a) at the rate of £30 for every pound of the rateable valuation of the land in any case where the valuation does not exceed £10 and at a proportionate rate for any portion of a pound of the valuation,

(b) at the rate of £50 for every pound of the rateable valuation of the land in any case where the valuation exceeds £10 but does not exceed £15 and at a proportionate rate for any portion of a pound of the valuation,

(c) at the rate of £60 for every pound of the rateable valuation of the land in any case where the valuation exceeds £15 and at a proportionate rate for any portion of a pound of the valuation.”.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 28th day of March, 1979.

Alternative method of calculation of means of certain persons for purposes of unemployment assistance.

5.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 9 of the Act of 1965:

“9. Notwithstanding section 8 of this Act, a person residing in an area standing specified in an order under subsection (3) of that section may opt to have the yearly value of any advantage accruing to him from the use of land personally used or enjoyed by him calculated, for the purposes of section 13 (1) (c) of the Act of 1933, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of Regulation 3 of the Unemployment Assistance (Calculation of Means Regulations) Order, 1934 (S.R. & O., No. 34 of 1934).”.

Widows' (non-contributory) pensions, deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance (new rates, extension of means limits).

6.—(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1978):

“(1) (a) A widow's (non-contributory) pension shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be—

(i) where the weekly means of the widow do not exceed £18—at the rate set out in Table B to this subsection,

(ii) where the weekly means of the widow exceed £18 at the rate at which, in accordance with that Table, the pension would be payable to the widow if her weekly means exceeded £17 but did not exceed £18, less £1.30 for each amount (if any) of £1 by which those weekly means exceed £18, any fraction of £1 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £1; provided that if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than 50 new pence, the pension shall not be payable, and

(iii) where the widow has attained the age of 80 years—at the rate of pension payable to her in accordance with subparagraph (i) or (ii) of this paragraph plus £1.20.

(b) For the purposes of this subsection, weekly means shall be the yearly means divided by fifty-two.

TABLE B

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions

Means of Widow	Widow, no qualified child	Widow, one qualified child	Widow, two or more qualified children
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
	£	£	£
Where the weekly means of the widow—				}	Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, £5·20 for each qualified child in excess of two.
do not exceed £6	15·80	21·00	26·20
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7	14·50	19·70	24·90
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8	13·20	18·40	23·60
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9	11·90	17·10	22·30
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10	10·60	15·80	21·00
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11	9·30	14·50	19·70
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12	8·00	13·20	18·40
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13	6·70	11·90	17·10
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14	5·40	10·60	15·80
exceed £14 but do not exceed £15	4·10	9·30	14·50
exceed £15 but do not exceed £16	2·80	8·00	13·20
exceed £16 but do not exceed £17	1·50	6·70	11·90
exceed £17 but do not exceed £18	no pension	5·40	10·60

”

(2) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (7):

“(8) The rates of pension determined under subsection (1) (a) (i), (1) (a) (ii) or (1) (a) (iii) of this section shall be increased by £1.30 where the widow has attained the age of 66 years and is living alone.

(9) (a) The weekly rate of pension determined under subsection (1) (a) (i), (1) (a) (ii) or (1) (a) (iii) of this section shall be increased by £8.80 for any period during which—

(i) the widow has attained the age of 66 years and is so incapacitated as to require full-time care and attention,

(ii) there is residing with the widow for the purpose of providing that care and attention a prescribed relative of the widow, and

(iii) such conditions as may be prescribed are fulfilled.

(b) Not more than one increase of pension shall be payable under this subsection or under subsection (4) (inserted by section 9 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1968) of section 26 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 in respect of any prescribed relative.

(c) An application for an increase of pension under this subsection shall be decided by a deciding officer appointed by the Minister under section 41 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952.”.

(3) This section, in so far as it relates to deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance, shall come into operation on the 5th day of April, 1979, and, in so far as it relates to widow's (non-contributory) pension, on the 6th day of April, 1979.

Widows' (non-contributory) pensions, deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance (abolition of upper age limit).

7.—For the purpose of ensuring that widows' (non-contributory) pensions, deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance shall not cease to be payable when a recipient attains the age of 66 years—

(a) section 21 of the Act of 1935 (inserted by the Act of 1964 and amended by the Act of 1977) is hereby repealed;

(b) the following is hereby substituted for section 22 (1) (as amended by the Act of 1977) of the Act of 1935:

“(1) A widow's (non-contributory) pension payable to a widow shall, subject to this Act, continue to be payable unless she remarries and in such a case the pension shall cease on and from her remarriage.”;

(c) the following section is hereby substituted for section 36 (as amended by the Act of 1977) of the Act of 1935:

“36. Where the date on which a widow's pension would cease to be payable is a day of the week other than that immediately preceding the day in the week prescribed as the day in the week on which the weekly payments on account of the pension are to be made, the pension shall continue to be payable in respect of the days in the week up to, but not including, that prescribed day.”;

(d) section 22 (1) (b) of the Act of 1970 (as amended by the Act of 1973) is hereby repealed;

(e) section 8 (1) (b) of the Act of 1973 is hereby repealed;

(f) section 9 (1) (b) of the Act of 1974 is hereby repealed.

Prisoner's wife's allowance (extension of payment period).

8.—Section 9 of the Act of 1974, which provides for prisoner's wife's allowance, is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(2A) A prisoner's wife's allowance shall continue to be paid for a period of four weeks after the release of the prisoner from a prison or place of detention.”.

Orphans' (non-contributory) pensions (new rates and extension of means limit).

9.—(1) Section 25 (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution of the Table to this section for the Table (inserted by the Act of 1978) to subsection (1).

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1979.

TABLE

Weekly Rates of Orphans' (Non-Contributory) Pensions

Means of Orphan	Weekly Rates
Where the weekly means of the orphan—	£
do not exceed £1	10.25
exceed £1 but do not exceed £2	8.95
exceed £2 but do not exceed £3	7.65
exceed £3 but do not exceed £4	6.35
exceed £4 but do not exceed £5	5.05
exceed £5 but do not exceed £6	3.75
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7	2.45
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8	1.15
exceed £8	no pension

Single woman's allowance (new rates and extension of means limit).

10.—(1) Section 8 of the Act of 1974 is hereby amended by the substitution of the Table to this section for the Table to that section (inserted by the Act of 1978).

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 5th day of April, 1979.

TABLE

Rate of Single Woman's Allowance

Means of Claimant or Beneficiary	Weekly Rate
Where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary—	£
do not exceed £1	13·65
exceed £1 but do not exceed £2	12·35
exceed £2 but do not exceed £3	11·05
exceed £3 but do not exceed £4	9·75
exceed £4 but do not exceed £5	8·45
exceed £5 but do not exceed £6	7·15
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7	5·85
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8	4·55
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9	3·25
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10	1·95
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11	0·65
exceed £11	no allowance

Supplementary welfare allowance (new rates).

11.—(1) The weekly amounts payable under section 10 of the Act of 1975, and set out in the Table to subsection (1) of that section (as amended by the Act of 1978), shall be the amounts set out in the Table to this section.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 2nd day of April, 1979.

TABLE

Weekly Amounts of Supplementary Welfare Allowance

Classes of persons to whom the amounts of supplementary welfare allowance are applicable	Weekly amount of supplementary welfare allowance
(1)	(2)
Person without a dependant	£12·70
Person with an adult dependant	£22·05
Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant	£26·15
Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants	£30·25
	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £3·10 for each child dependant in excess of two.
Person with one child dependant	£17·00
Person with two or more child dependants	£21·10
	plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £3·10 for each child dependant in excess of two.

Discontinuance of old age (care) allowance.

12.—Section 21 of the Act of 1970, which provides for an allowance referred to in that section as “old age (care) allowance”, is hereby repealed.

Increase in means excluded in calculation of old age pension.

13.—The Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952, which contains rules as to calculation of means, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (I) of Rule 1:

“(I) the yearly value of any property belonging to the person (not being property personally used or enjoyed by the person) which is invested or is otherwise put to profitable use by the person or which though capable of investment or profitable use is not so invested or put to profitable use by the person, the yearly value of the property being calculated as follows:

(a) the first £200 of the capital value of the property shall be excluded, and

(b) the yearly value of the next £375 of the capital value of the property shall be taken to be one-twentieth part of the capital value, and

(c) the yearly value of so much of the capital value of the property as exceeds the sum of £575, shall be taken to be one-tenth part of the capital value,

but no account shall be taken under any other provision of these Rules of any appropriation of the property for the purpose of current expenditure;”.

Increase in means excluded in calculation of widow's (non-contributory) pension.

14.—Rule 1 (I) (a) of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952 (as amended by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963), in so far as it relates to a pension under the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1979, which provides for the exclusion of the first £100 of the capital value of a widow's property in the calculation of her means for the purposes of such a pension, shall have effect as if “£200” were substituted for “£100”.

Repeal of rule relating to calculation of widow's means.

15.—Rule 4 of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952 (inserted by the Act of 1965), which provides for the inclusion in a widow's means (for the purposes of calculating her widow's (non-contributory) pension) of certain means of a qualified child or qualified children, is hereby repealed.

Increase in certain exclusions in calculation of means of certain persons.

16.—The Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph

(j) of paragraph II of Rule 1 (inserted by the Act of 1960 and amended by the Act of 1965 and the Social Welfare Act, 1971 and applied in the case of pensions under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1979, by the Act of 1964):

“(j) in the case of a person who is not a blind person and who has a qualified child or qualified children who normally resides or reside with him, all earnings derived by him from his personal exertions except and in so far as the annual amount of such earnings is calculated to exceed £104 for each such child.”.

Parts of increases of certain pensions not to be reckoned as means.

17.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952, where—

(a) an old age (non-contributory) pension, a widow's (non-contributory) pension or an orphan's (non-contributory) pension is in course of payment to or in respect of a person or the spouse of the person or both of them,

(b) a pension (in this section referred to as “the other pension”), other than a pension mentioned in paragraph (a), is in course of payment to or in respect of the person or the spouse of the person or both of them, and

(c) an increase of the other pension occurs on or after the commencement of this section,

in calculating the means of the person or of the spouse or of both of them for the purposes of the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1979, or the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1979, any of the increase of the other pension which, if it were reckoned as means, would result in a reduction in the amount of the pension or combined pensions (as the case may be) which would be greater than the amount of the increase, shall not be reckoned as means.

(2) Section 9 of the Act of 1960 and section 15 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1961, are hereby repealed.

Exclusion of domestic dwellings and farm buildings in calculation of certain means.

18.—In section 13 (1) (c) of the Act of 1933, Rule 1 (III) of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952 and section 12 (2) (c) of the Act of 1975 (which contain provisions relating to the calculation of means for the purposes of those Acts respectively), “property” shall not include a domestic dwelling or a farm building owned and occupied.

Children's allowances (new rates).

19.—(1) Section 6 (inserted by the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Act, 1952) of the Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1977):

“(1) Subject to the provisions of the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1979, and of the regulations thereunder, a person who is found to be qualified for a children's allowance shall, so long as he remains so qualified, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas a monthly allowance at the rate of—

(a) £3.50 where he is qualified in respect of one qualified child,

(b) £9.00 where he is qualified in respect of two qualified children,

(c) £14.50 where he is qualified in respect of three or more qualified children, plus £5.50 in respect of each qualified child in excess of three.”.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1979.

Social insurance benefits (new rates).

20.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following Part for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1978):

“PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases Thereof

Description of benefit	Weekly Rate	Increase for adult dependant (where payable)	Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)	Increase for adult dependant under section 26(4) (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:	£	£	£	£	£
(a) in the case of persons over the age of eighteen—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband	16·05	10·45	4·65	3·80	—
(ii) for any other married woman	14·00	—	—	—	—
(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—
(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant	16·05	10·45	4·65	3·80	—
(ii) where the person is not so entitled	14·00	—	—	—	—
2. Invalidity Pension:
(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband	16·65	10·85	4·80	3·95	8·80
(b) for any other married woman	14·50	—	—	—	8·80
3. Maternity Allowance	16·05	—	—	—	—
4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit:
(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty	17·00	—	5·70	5·70	8·80
(b) in any other case	18·25	—	5·70	5·70	8·80
5. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance	12·30	—	—	—	—
6. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension:
(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty	18·60	11·90	4·80	3·95	8·80
(b) in any other case	20·00	11·90	4·80	3·95	8·80
(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age	—	2·15	—	—	—

”

(2) Section 14 (2) of the Act of 1977 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1.30” for “£1.10” (inserted by the Act of 1978).

(3) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance—on the 2nd day of April, 1979,

(b) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension—on the 5th day of April, 1979, and

(c) in so far as it relates to old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance—on the 6th day of April, 1979.

Unemployment benefit (increase of certain rates).

21.—(1) Section 5 (2) of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967, is hereby amended by the substitution of the Table to this section for the Table to that section (inserted by the Act of 1978).

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 2nd day of April, 1979.

TABLE

Class of person	Weekly Rate	Increase for adult dependant (where payable)	Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
	£	£	£	£
Person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant	13·35	—	4·10	3·10
Any other person	13·15	9·60	4·10	3·10

Extension of period of unemployment benefit for certain married women.

22.—(1) Section 16 (2) of the Act of 1952 shall, in respect of a married woman (other than a married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or entitled to an increase of benefit for a child or husband), have effect as if “312 days” were substituted for “one hundred and fifty-six days”.

(2) Where a woman entitled to unemployment benefit for 312 days has exhausted her right to that benefit—

(a) she shall requalify for it when 13 employment contributions have been paid in respect of her in respect of contribution weeks begun or ended since the 156th day for which she was entitled to such benefit, and

(b) on her so requalifying, section 16 (2) of the Act of 1952 (as amended by this section) shall again apply to her but, in a case where the period of interruption of employment in which she exhausted her right to such benefit continues after her requalification, as if the part before and the part after the exhaustion were distinct periods of interruption of employment.

(3) Where in a period of interruption of employment a woman referred to in subsection (1) of this section has exhausted her right to 156 days unemployment benefit within the period of 156 days before the commencement of this section, she shall be entitled to such benefit in respect of each day, up to a maximum of 156 days, of unemployment from such commencement up to the 315th day of unemployment in that period of interruption of employment.

(4) This section shall come into operation on the 2nd day of April, 1979.

Maternity allowance (removal of restriction on payment).

23.—(1) Section 20 of the Act of 1952, which provides for a maternity allowance, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) Subject to the following provisions of this section, the period for which a maternity allowance is payable shall be the period of twelve weeks beginning with the sixth week before the end of the expected week of confinement, but—

(a) if the woman who is entitled to the allowance dies, the allowance shall not be payable for any subsequent week,

(b) if the date of the confinement occurs after the expected week of confinement, the allowance shall, subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection, be payable until the expiration of the sixth week after the week in which that date occurs.”.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 2nd day of April, 1979.

Widow's (contributory) pension (extension of entitlement).

24.—Section 22 of the Act of 1952 (as amended by the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960, and the Act of 1974), which provides for a widow's (contributory) pension, is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(3A) A woman who becomes a widow while she is in receipt of or entitled to deserted wife's benefit shall, on becoming a widow, be entitled to a widow's (contributory) pension at the same rate as that of the deserted wife's benefit payable to her, whether or not the relevant contribution conditions for entitlement to such pension are satisfied in her case.”.

Occupational injuries benefits (new rates).

25.—(1) Each rate (inserted by the Act of 1978) of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966 mentioned in column (1) of the Table to this section is hereby increased by the substitution for that rate of the rate specified in column (2) of that Table opposite that mention in column (1).

(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, this section shall come into operation on the 2nd day of April, 1979.

(3) The increases provided for by subsection (1) of this section, in so far as they relate to sections 9 (8), 9 (9), 10 (1), 11 (1), 17 (2), 18 (2), 19, 20 and 21 (2) of the Act of 1966, shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1979.

TABLE

Rate of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966		Increased rate
(1)		(2)
£15·70	in section 8 (3) (a)	£17·60
£20·10	”      ”        8 (3) (b)	£22·50
£1,390	”      ”        9 (7) (a)	£1,560
£20·10	in Table I to section 9 (8)	£22·50
£18·09	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£20·25
£16·08	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£18·00
£14·07	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£15·75
£12·06	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£13·50
£10·05	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£11·25
£8·04	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£9·00
£6·03	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£6·75
£4·02	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£4·50
£15·70	in Table II to section 9 (8)	£17·60
£14·13	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£15·84
£12·56	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£14·08
£10·99	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£12·32
£9·42	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£10·56
£7·85	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£8·80
£6·28	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£7·04
£4·71	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£5·28
£3·14	”       ”      ”     ”        ”            ”	£3·52
£4·02	in section 9 (9) (b) (ii)	£4·50
£3·14	”      ”              ”      ”        ”	£3·52
£9·35	in section 10 (1)	£10·45
£4·15	”      ”          11 (1)	£4·65
£3·40	”      ”            ”	£3·80
£12·50	”      ”        12 (1) (a)	£14·00
£14·35	”      ”        12 (1) (b)	£16·05
£7·60	”      ”        13 (1)	£8·80
£15·20	”      ”          ”	£17·60
£15·70	in section 15 (1) (a) (i)	£17·60
£20·10	”      ”        15 (1) a) (ii)	£22·50
£18·85	”      ”        17 (2) and 18 (2)	£21·85
£982	”      ”        18 (3)	£1,139
£4·90	”      ”        19 in each place where it occurs	£5·70
£8·35	”      ”        20    ”    ”          ”            ”            ”	£9·70
£18·85	”    ”          ”      ”      ”        ”            ”             ”         ”	£21·85
£11·30	”      ”        21 (2)	£13·10
£3·14	”      ”        25 (3) (a)	£3·52
£4·02	”      ”        25 (3) (b)	£4·50

Occupational injuries (increase for pensioners living alone).

26.—(1) Section 20 (1) of the Act of 1977 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1.30” for “£1.10” (inserted by the Act of 1978).

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1979.

Old age pension—notification of increase of means.

27.—Section 16 of the Act of 1960 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(3A) Where a person has contravened subsection (1) of this section and the Minister is satisfied that there was, in relation to the contravention, no fraudulent intent on the part of the person and that there are no significant resources available to that person, subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall not apply in relation to the increase referred to in that subsection.”.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

28.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1979.

(2) This Act—

(a) in so far as it amends and extends the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1978, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1979,

(b) in so far as it amends and extends the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1978, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1979,

(c) in so far as it amends and extends the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1978, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1979,

(d) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1977, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1979,

(e) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act, 1975, shall be construed as one with that Act and may be cited together with that Act as the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Acts, 1975 and 1979, and

(f) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1978, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1979.

Acts Referred to
Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933	1933, No. 46
Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935	1935, No. 29
Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946	1946, No. 8
Old Age Pensions Act, 1924	1924, No. 19
Social Welfare Act, 1952	1952, No. 11
Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Act, 1952	1952, No. 12
Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960	1960, No. 25
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1960	1960, No. 28
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1961	1961, No. 22
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962	1962, No. 17
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963	1963, No. 26
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964	1964, No. 28
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965	1965, No. 20
Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966	1966, No. 16
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967	1967, No. 18
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969	1969, No. 31
Social Welfare Act, 1970	1970, No. 12
Social Welfare Act, 1971	1971, No. 16
Social Welfare Act, 1973	1973, No. 10
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974	1974, No. 14
Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act, 1975	1975, No. 28
Social Welfare Act, 1976	1976, No. 6
Social Welfare Act, 1977	1977, No. 3
Social Welfare Act, 1978	1978, No. 5