(1) The Principal Act is amended -

(a) by inserting the following section after section 205:

"Magdalen Laundry Payments

205A.

(1) In this section -

'relevant individual' means an individual to whom a relevant payment has been made;

'relevant payment' means a payment or payments made, directly or indirectly, to a relevant individual by or on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, in accordance with the Table of Payments set out in Appendix A to the Magdalen Commission Report dated May 2013 on the establishment of an ex gratia scheme and related matters for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen Laundries.

(2) This section applies to the following payments:

(a) a relevant payment;

(b) an amount equal to the State Pension (Contributory) as set out in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 to a relevant individual;

(c) an amount equal to the State Pension (Non-Contributory) as set out in Part 3 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 to a relevant individual;