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| | Introductory Text |
| | Acts Referred to |
| | Part I Preliminary (ss. 1-5) |
Repealed | 1. Short title. |
Repealed | 2. Definitions. |
Repealed | 3. Interpretation generally. |
Repealed | 4. General provisions as to regulations. |
Repealed | 5. Expenses. |
| | Part II Social Insurance (ss. 6-117) |
| | Chapter 1 The Social Insurance Fund (ss. 6-8) |
Repealed | 6. Sources of moneys for benefits. |
Repealed | 7. Social Insurance Fund. |
Repealed | 8. Payments from Fund for acquisition of land, etc. |
| | Chapter 2 Employed Contributors and Employment Contributions (ss. 9-16) |
Repealed | 9. Employed contributors and insured persons. |
Repealed | 10. Employment contributions. |
Repealed | 11. Modified insurance. |
Repealed | 12. Calculation of reckonable earnings. |
Repealed | 13. Employment by more than one employer. |
Repealed | 14. Payment of contributions and keeping of records. |
Repealed | 15. Priority debts to Social Insurance Fund in a company winding-up. |
Repealed | 16. Winding-up and bankruptcy. |
| | Chapter 3 Self-Employed Contributors and Self-Employment Contributions (ss. 17-20) |
Repealed | 17. Self-employed contributors and insured persons. |
Repealed | 18. Rates of self-employment contributions and related matters. |
Repealed | 19. Regulations providing for determination of contributions payable. |
Repealed | 20. Regulations for collection of self-employment contributions, etc. |
| | Chapter 4 Voluntary Contributors and Voluntary Contributions (ss. 21-24) |
Repealed | 21. Voluntary contributors. |
Repealed | 22. Voluntary contributions by former employed contributors. |
Repealed | 23. Voluntary contributions by former self-employed contributors. |
Repealed | 24. Calculation of voluntary contributions. |
| | Chapter 5 General (ss. 25-29) |
Repealed | 25. Employment outside State. |
Repealed | 26. Regulations varying rates and amounts of contributions. |
Repealed | 27. Exceptions and credits. |
Repealed | 28. Return of contributions paid in error. |
Repealed | 29. Return of contributions where entry into insurance occurs after specified age. |
| | Chapter 6 Description of Benefits (s. 30) |
Repealed | 30. Description of benefits. |
| | Chapter 7 Disability Benefit (ss. 31-36) |
Repealed | 31. Entitlement to benefit. |
Repealed | 32. Conditions for receipt. |
Repealed | 33. Rate of benefit. |
Repealed | 34. Increases for adult and child dependants. |
Repealed | 35. Duration of payment. |
Repealed | 36. Disqualifications. |
| | Chapter 8 Maternity Benefit (ss. 37-41) |
Repealed | 37. Entitlement to and duration of benefit. |
Repealed | 38. Conditions for receipt. |
Repealed | 39. Rate of benefit. |
Repealed | 40. Disqualifications. |
Repealed | 41. Supplementary provisions. |
| | Chapter 9 Unemployment Benefit (ss. 42-47) |
Repealed | 42. Entitlement to benefit. |
Repealed | 43. Conditions for receipt. |
Repealed | 44. Rate of benefit. |
Repealed | 45. Increases for adult and child dependants. |
Repealed | 46. Duration of payment. |
Repealed | 47. Disqualifications. |
| | Chapter 10 Occupational Injuries Benefits (ss. 48-77) |
| | Preliminary (s. 48) |
Repealed | 48. Interpretation. |
| | Insurable Employment (ss. 49-52) |
Repealed | 49. Occupational injuries insurance. |
Repealed | 50. Insurable (occupational injuries) employment. |
Repealed | 51. Extension of meaning of references to accidents arising out of and in course of employment. |
Repealed | 52. Accidents in illegal employment and accidents outside State. |
| | Benefits (ss. 53-65) |
Repealed | 53. Injury benefit. |
Repealed | 54. Disablement benefit. |
Repealed | 55. Increase of injury benefit and disablement pension for adult and child dependants. |
Repealed | 56. Increase of disablement pension on account of unemployability. |
Repealed | 57. Increase of disablement pension where constant attendance is needed. |
Repealed | 58. Adjustments for successive accidents. |
Repealed | 59. Entitlement to death benefit. |
Repealed | 60. Death benefit for widows and widowers and increases for qualified children, etc. |
Repealed | 61. Death benefit parents. |
Repealed | 62. Death benefit orphans. |
Repealed | 63. Death benefit funeral expenses. |
Repealed | 64. Supplements to workmen's compensation payments. |
Repealed | 65. Cost of medical care. |
| | Prescribed Diseases (s. 66) |
Repealed | 66. Insurance against prescribed diseases and injuries not caused by accident. |
| | Occupational Accidents (ss. 67-69) |
Repealed | 67. Notice of accidents. |
Repealed | 68. Reporting of accidents by employers. |
Repealed | 69. Declaration that accident is an occupational accident. |
| | Miscellaneous (ss. 70-77) |
Repealed | 70. Disqualifications for injury benefit or disablement benefit and suspension of proceedings. |
Repealed | 71. Treating person as incapable of work, etc. |
Repealed | 72. Medical treatment. |
Repealed | 73. Rehabilitation. |
Repealed | 74. Research. |
Repealed | 75. Taking of benefit into account in assessing damages. |
Repealed | 76. Saver for repeal of Workmen's Compensation Acts. |
Repealed | 77. Construction of certain references in Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956. |
| | Chapter 11 Pay-Related Benefit (ss. 78-82) |
Repealed | 78. Interpretation. |
Repealed | 79. Entitlement to benefit. |
Repealed | 80. Rate of benefit. |
Repealed | 81. Duration of payment. |
Repealed | 82. Regulations. |
| | Chapter 12 Old Age (Contributory) Pension (ss. 83-87) |
Repealed | 83. Entitlement to pension. |
Repealed | 84. Conditions for receipt. |
Repealed | 85. Disregard of self-employment contributions in certain cases. |
Repealed | 86. Rate of pension. |
Repealed | 87. Increases (including increases for adult and child dependants). |
| | Chapter 13 Retirement Pension (ss. 88-91) |
Repealed | 88. Entitlement to pension. |
Repealed | 89. Conditions for receipt. |
Repealed | 90. Rate of pension. |
Repealed | 91. Increases (including increases for adult and child dependants). |
| | Chapter 14 Survivor's Benefit (ss. 92-94) |
Repealed | 92. Entitlement to benefit. |
Repealed | 93. Rate of benefit. |
Repealed | 94. Increases (including increases for child dependants). |
| | Chapter 15 Invalidity Pension (ss. 95-99) |
Repealed | 95. Entitlement to pension. |
Repealed | 96. Conditions for receipt. |
Repealed | 97. Contributions paid under National Health Insurance Acts. |
Repealed | 98. Rate of pension. |
Repealed | 99. Increases (including increases for adult and child dependants). |
| | Chapter 16 Widow's (Contributory) Pension (ss. 100-105) |
Repealed | 100. Entitlement to pension. |
Repealed | 101. Conditions for receipt. |
Repealed | 102. Determination of date of entry into insurance for certain self-employed contributors. |
Repealed | 103. Disregard of self-employment contributions in certain cases. |
Repealed | 104. Rate of pension. |
Repealed | 105. Increases (including increases for child dependants). |
| | Chapter 17 Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance (ss. 106-109) |
Repealed | 106. Entitlement to allowance. |
Repealed | 107. Condition for receipt. |
Repealed | 108. Rate of allowance. |
Repealed | 109. Payment of allowance. |
| | Chapter 18 Deserted Wife's Benefit (ss. 110-113) |
Repealed | 110. Entitlement to benefit. |
Repealed | 111. Conditions for receipt. |
Repealed | 112. Rate of benefit. |
Repealed | 113. Increases (including increases for child dependants). |
| | Chapter 19 Death Grant (ss. 114-116) |
Repealed | 114. Entitlement to grant. |
Repealed | 115. Conditions for receipt. |
Repealed | 116. Amount of grant. |
| | Chapter 20 Treatment Benefit (s. 117) |
Repealed | 117. General provisions as to benefit. |
| | Part III Social Assistance (ss. 118-191) |
| | Chapter 1 Description of Social Assistance (s. 118) |
Repealed | 118. Description of assistance. |
| | Chapter 2 Unemployment Assistance (ss. 119-126) |
Repealed | 119. Interpretation. |
Repealed | 120. Entitlement to assistance. |
Repealed | 121. Rates of assistance and effect of means on rates. |
Repealed | 122. Total amount payable to couple. |
Repealed | 123. Certain claims. |
Repealed | 124. Amount of increases payable in respect of qualified child in certain cases. |
Repealed | 125. Disqualifications. |
Repealed | 126. Disqualifications (continued). |
| | Chapter 3 Pre-Retirement Allowance (ss. 127-131) |
Repealed | 127. Entitlement to allowance. |
Repealed | 128. Rate of allowance (including increases for adult and child dependants). |
Repealed | 129. Regulations. |
Repealed | 130. Integration of single woman's allowance scheme with pre-retirement allowance scheme. |
Repealed | 131. Single woman's allowance transitional provisions. |
| | Chapter 4 Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension (ss. 132-140) |
Repealed | 132. Interpretation. |
Repealed | 133. Entitlement to pension. |
Repealed | 134. Statutory conditions. |
Repealed | 135. Special conditions for receipt of pension. |
Repealed | 136. Rate of pension and increases for child dependants. |
Repealed | 137. Increases (including increase for one of a couple). |
Repealed | 138. Amount of increases payable in respect of qualified child normally resident with beneficiary. |
Repealed | 139. Disqualifications. |
Repealed | 140. Pensions of persons in certain mental institutions. |
| | Chapter 5 Blind Pension (s. 141) |
Repealed | 141. Entitlement to pension. |
| | Chapter 6 Widow's and Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pensions (ss. 142-151) |
Repealed | 142. Interpretation. |
Repealed | 143. Entitlement to pension. |
Repealed | 144. Rate of pension. |
Repealed | 145. Increases. |
Repealed | 146. Disqualifications. |
Repealed | 147. Provisions against double pensions. |
| | Orphan's Pension (ss. 148-151) |
Repealed | 148. Entitlement to pension. |
Repealed | 149. Rate of pension. |
Repealed | 150. Civil proceedings. |
Repealed | 151. Payment of pension. |
| | Chapter 7 Deserted Wife's Allowance (ss. 152-154) |
Repealed | 152. Entitlement to allowance. |
Repealed | 153. Regulations. |
Repealed | 154. Disqualification. |
| | Chapter 8 Prisoner's Wife's Allowance (ss. 155-156) |
Repealed | 155. Entitlement to allowance. |
Repealed | 156. Disqualification. |
| | Chapter 9 Lone Parent's Allowance (ss. 157-162) |
Repealed | 157. Interpretation. |
Repealed | 158. Entitlement to allowance. |
Repealed | 159. Rate of allowance and increases for child dependants. |
Repealed | 160. Disqualification. |
Repealed | 161. Prisoners' spouses. |
Repealed | 162. Regulations. |
| | Chapter 10 Carer's Allowance (ss. 163-169) |
Repealed | 163. Interpretation. |
Repealed | 164. Entitlement to allowance. |
Repealed | 165. Rate of allowance. |
Repealed | 166. Payment of allowance. |
Repealed | 167. Prescribed relative allowance. |
Repealed | 168. Entitlement to prescribed relative allowance. |
Repealed | 169. Regulations. |
| | Chapter 11 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (ss. 170-191) |
Repealed | 170. Interpretation. |
Repealed | 171. Entitlement to supplementary welfare allowance. |
Repealed | 172. Exclusion of persons receiving full-time education. |
Repealed | 173. Exclusion of persons in full-time employment. |
Repealed | 174. Persons affected by trade disputes. |
Repealed | 175. Administration. |
Repealed | 176. Conditions for grant of supplementary welfare allowance. |
Repealed | 177. Calculation of supplementary welfare allowance. |
Repealed | 178. Weekly amounts of supplementary welfare allowance for persons of no means. |
Repealed | 179. Additions to weekly amount of supplementary welfare allowance and other income. |
Repealed | 180. Allowances in kind. |
Repealed | 181. Power to make single payment for exceptional need. |
Repealed | 182. Grant of supplementary welfare allowance in cases of urgency. |
Repealed | 183. Supplementary welfare allowance granted to persons in receipt of certain health board payments. |
Repealed | 184. Recoupment of supplementary welfare allowance. |
Repealed | 185. Arrangements for burials. |
Repealed | 186. Estimates of income and expenditure in respect of supplementary welfare allowance. |
Repealed | 187. Financing of health board expenditure. |
Repealed | 188. Regulations. |
Repealed | 189. Transfer of certain property. |
Repealed | 190. Transfer of certain officers and enforceability of contracts. |
Repealed | 191. Transitional provisions. |
| | Part IV Child Benefit (ss. 192-196) |
Repealed | 192. Qualified child. |
Repealed | 193. Qualified person. |
Repealed | 194. Amounts of child benefit. |
Repealed | 195. Exclusion of child benefit for superannuation or pension purposes. |
Repealed | 196. Payments to persons absent from State. |
| | Part V Family Income Supplement (ss. 197-203) |
Repealed | 197. Interpretation. |
Repealed | 198. Entitlement to supplement. |
Repealed | 199. Rate of supplement. |
Repealed | 200. Period of payment. |
Repealed | 201. Person to whom supplement is payable. |
Repealed | 202. Regulations. |
Repealed | 203. Receipt of claims. |
| | Part VI General Provisions Relating to Social Insurance, Social Assistance and Insurability (ss. 204-245) |
| | Preliminary (s. 204) |
Repealed | 204. Definitions. |
| | Chapter 1 Claims and Payments (ss. 205-208) |
Repealed | 205. Claims. |
Repealed | 206. Payments. |
Repealed | 207. Payment to persons other than claimant or beneficiary. |
Repealed | 208. Statutory declarations. |
| | Chapter 2 Provisions Relating to Entitlement (ss. 209-211) |
Repealed | 209. Overlapping provisions. |
Repealed | 210. Payments after death. |
Repealed | 211. Absence from State or imprisonment. |
| | Chapter 3 Appointment and Duties of Social Welfare Inspectors (s. 212) |
Repealed | 212. Social welfare inspectors. |
| | Chapter 4 Offences, Miscellaneous Control Provisions and Proceedings (ss. 213-225) |
| | Offences (ss. 213-218) |
Repealed | 213. False statements and offences, including offences relating to bodies corporate. |
Repealed | 214. Offences in relation to employment contributions. |
Repealed | 215. Notification by employer, etc. of commencement of employment. |
Repealed | 216. Information to be furnished by employers to Minister. |
Repealed | 217. Application of Probation of Offenders Act, 1907. |
Repealed | 218. Penalties. |
| | Miscellaneous Control Provisions Miscellaneous Control Provisions (ss. 219-223) |
Repealed | 219. Failure to keep records. |
Repealed | 220. Loss of benefit because of employer's default. |
Repealed | 221. Information required by Minister. |
Repealed | 222. Exchange of information. |
Repealed | 223. Personal social services number. |
| | Proceedings (ss. 224-225) |
Repealed | 224. Provisions relating to prosecutions. |
Repealed | 225. Evidence of records, computer readouts, photocopies, microfilms and copies of original documents in proceedings. |
| | Chapter 5 Alienation of Books and Documents (ss. 226-229) |
Repealed | 226. Application. |
Repealed | 227. Prohibition of alienation of documents. |
Repealed | 228. Avoidance of alienation of documents. |
Repealed | 229. Return of documents on demand. |
| | Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Provisions (ss. 230-245) |
Repealed | 230. Provisions as to maintenance. |
Repealed | 231. Free certificates. |
Repealed | 232. Stamp duty. |
Repealed | 233. Birth, marriage and death certificates. |
Repealed | 234. Inalienability. |
Repealed | 235. Means for purpose of Debtors Act (Ireland), 1872. |
Repealed | 236. Exclusion in assessment of damages. |
Repealed | 237. Taking of disability benefit and invalidity pension into account in assessing certain damages. |
Repealed | 238. Reciprocal arrangements. |
Repealed | 239. Administration of social welfare schemes. |
Repealed | 240. Budgeting in relation to social welfare payments. |
Repealed | 241. Regulations varying rates of benefit or assistance. |
Repealed | 242. Effect of means on certain rates of assistance. |
Repealed | 243. Regulations in relation to benefit or assistance. |
Repealed | 244. Application of provisions of this Act, etc. by regulations. |
Repealed | 245. Payment of increases in respect of qualified children. |
| | Part VII Decisions, Appeals and Social Welfare Tribunal (ss. 246-276) |
| | Chapter 1 Deciding Officers and Decisions by Deciding Officers (ss. 246-250) |
| | Appointment and Functions of Deciding Officers (ss. 246-247) |
Repealed | 246. Appointment of deciding officers. |
Repealed | 247. Decisions by deciding officers. |
| | Revised Decisions by Deciding Officers (ss. 248-250) |
Repealed | 248. Revision of decisions by deciding officers. |
Repealed | 249. Effect of revised decisions by deciding officers. |
Repealed | 250. Reference by deciding officer to appeals officer. |
| | Chapter 2 Appeals Officers, Chief Appeals Officer and Decisions by Appeals Officers (ss. 251-265) |
Repealed | 251. Appointment of appeals officers. |
| | Chief Appeals Officer (ss. 252-256) |
Repealed | 252. Chief Appeals Officer. |
Repealed | 253. Reference of appeal to High Court by Chief Appeals Officer. |
Repealed | 254. Annual reports by Chief Appeals Officer. |
Repealed | 255. Appointment of assessors by Chief Appeals Officer. |
Repealed | 256. Other functions of Chief Appeals Officer. |
| | Procedures for Appeals (ss. 257-261) |
Repealed | 257. Appeals and references to appeals officers. |
Repealed | 258. Power to take evidence on oath. |
Repealed | 259. Notification to persons to attend and give evidence or produce documents at appeal hearing. |
Repealed | 260. Procedure where assessor appointed. |
Repealed | 261. Award of expenses. |
| | Revised Decisions by Chief Appeals Officer and by Appeals Officers (ss. 262-265) |
Repealed | 262. Revision by appeals officer of decisions of appeals officers. |
Repealed | 263. Revision by Chief Appeals Officer of decisions of appeals officers. |
Repealed | 264. Effect of revised decisions by appeals officers. |
Repealed | 265. Decision of appeals officer to be final and conclusive. |
| | Chapter 3 Supplementary Welfare Allowance Determinations and Appeals (ss. 266-269) |
Repealed | 266. Determination of entitlement to supplementary welfare allowance. |
Repealed | 267. Appeals. |
Repealed | 268. Revision of determinations of entitlement to supplementary welfare allowance. |
Repealed | 269. Effect of revised determinations by officers of health board. |
| | Chapter 4 General Provisions Relating to Decisions and Appeals (ss. 270-273) |
Repealed | 270. Appeals oral hearings. |
Repealed | 271. Appeals to High Court. |
Repealed | 272. Certificate by deciding officer, appeals officer or officer of health board. |
Repealed | 273. Revision to include revision consisting of reversal. |
| | Chapter 5 Social Welfare Tribunal (ss. 274-276) |
Repealed | 274. Application for adjudication by Social Welfare Tribunal. |
Repealed | 275. Adjudications by Social Welfare Tribunal. |
Repealed | 276. Social Welfare Tribunal. |
| | Part VIII Overpayments, Repayments, Suspension of Payment, Etc. (ss. 277-283) |
Repealed | 277. Interim payments and suspension of payment. |
Repealed | 278. Overpayments. |
Repealed | 279. Repayment of benefit, assistance, etc. overpaid. |
Repealed | 280. Distribution of assets. |
Repealed | 281. Recovery of sums due by civil proceedings or by deduction from other payments. |
Repealed | 282. Repayment of amounts due to be deferred, suspended, reduced or cancelled. |
Repealed | 283. Effect of decision for purposes of proceedings. |
| | Part IX Liability to Maintain Family (ss. 284-299) |
Repealed | 284. Interpretation. |
Repealed | 285. Liability to maintain family. |
Repealed | 286. Contribution towards benefit or allowance. |
Repealed | 287. Attachment of earnings order. |
Repealed | 288. Obligations on employer in relation to attachment of earnings order. |
Repealed | 289. Payments under attachment of earnings order. |
Repealed | 290. Powers of District Court. |
Repealed | 291. Changes in employment. |
Repealed | 292. Determinations by District Court. |
Repealed | 293. Liable relative in service of State. |
Repealed | 294. Discharge, variation or lapse of attachment of earnings order. |
Repealed | 295. Cesser. |
Repealed | 296. Offences. |
Repealed | 297. Payments under order of court to offset contributions. |
Repealed | 298. Recipient of benefit or allowance to transfer to competent authority payments under order of court. |
Repealed | 299. Investigations by health boards. |
| | Part X Commencement, Repeals and Continuance (ss. 300-304) |
Repealed | 300. Repeals. |
Repealed | 301. Continuity of repealed enactments. |
Repealed | 302. Continuance of instruments, officers and documents. |
Repealed | 303. Continuity of insurance under old codes. |
Repealed | 304. Commencement. |
| | First Schedule Employments, Excepted Employments and Excepted Self-Employed Contributors |
Repealed | First Schedule, Part I Employments |
Repealed | First Schedule, Part II Excepted Employments |
Repealed | First Schedule, Part III Excepted Self-Employed Contributors |
| | Second Schedule Rates of Benefits |
Repealed | Second Schedule, Part I Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof |
Repealed | Second Schedule, Part II Occupational Injuries Benefits Gratuities and Grant |
Repealed | Second Schedule, Part III Disablement Pension |
Repealed | Second Schedule, Part IV Increases of Disablement Pension |
Repealed | Second Schedule, Part V Death Grant |
| | Third Schedule Rules as to Calculation of Means |
Repealed | Third Schedule, Part I Unemployment Assistance and Pre-Retirement Allowance |
Repealed | Third Schedule, Part II Old Age (Non-Contributory), Blind, Widow's and Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pensions, Deserted Wife's, Prisoner's Wife's, Lone Parent's and Carer's Allowances |
Repealed | Third Schedule, Part III Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
| | Fourth Schedule Rates of Assistance |
Repealed | Fourth Schedule, Part I Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof |
Repealed | Fourth Schedule, Part II Increase of Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension for One of a Couple |
Repealed | Fourth Schedule, Part III Amounts of Child Benefit |
Repealed | Fifth Schedule Enactments Repealed |
Repealed | Sixth Schedule Commencement of Certain Provisions |
