(1) The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following section after section 195:

"195A. Supplementary welfare allowance - reduced weekly amounts in certain circumstances.

Notwithstanding section 195, in the case of a person who -

(a) has, when requested to do so by an officer of the Minister, without good cause refused to participate, or to agree to participate, in a course of training which is considered appropriate by the officer having regard to the training needs of the person and his or her personal circumstances,

(b) has, without good cause, refused or failed to avail himself or herself of any reasonable offer of training provided or approved of by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair, or

(c) has, without good cause, refused or failed to avail himself or herself of an opportunity of participating in a programme administered by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair and the Minister pursuant to the plan commonly known as the National Employment Action Plan,

the weekly amount of supplementary welfare allowance payable shall be as set out in subsection (1A), (2A) or, as the case may be, (4A) of section 197.".

(2) Section 196 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by inserting "and section 195A" after "section 341(7)".