Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (8):
"(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (5), any period -
(a) not exceeding 1 year in duration, of -
(i) employment under a scheme administered by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair and known as Community Employment,
(ii) employment under a scheme administered under the aegis of the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and known as the Rural Social Scheme,
(iii) participation in a scheme administered by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair and known as the Enterprise Allowance Scheme,
(iv) participation in a scheme administered by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair and known as the Alternance Scheme,
(v) attendance at a training course provided or approved of by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair,
(vi) participation in a scheme administered by the Commission of the European Union and known as the European Voluntary Service Initiative, or
(vii) participation in a scheme administered by
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