8. Amendment to Health Contributions Act 1979.
(1) The Health Contributions Act 1979 is amended in section 7A (as amended by section 39 of the Social Welfare Act 2001):
(a) in paragraph (1) (a) by substituting "€400" for "€356",
(b) in paragraph (1) (b) by substituting "€20,800" for "€18,512", and
(c) in subsection (2) by substituting "€20,800" for "€18,512".
(2) This section comes into operation on 1 January 2005.