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Social Welfare Act, 1991 (No. 7)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart I Preliminary (ss. 1-2)1. Short title, construction and collective citation.2. Interpretation.Part II Increases (ss. 3-16)3. Social insurance benefits (new rates).4. Social assistance payments (new rates).5. Child benefit.6. Definition of "qualified child".7. Family income supplement.8. Carer's allowance.9. Payments after death.10. Repeal.11. Minimum payment of unemployment assistance.12. Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceilings).13. Increase in earnings ceiling and minimum contributions payable by self-employed contributors.14. Self-employment contributions.15. Voluntary contributions by self-employed contributors.16. Pay-related benefit.Part III Contribution Conditions for Short-Term Benefits (ss. 17-22)17. Conditions for receipt of benefit.18. Amendment of section 19 of Principal Act (conditions for receipt).19. Amendment of section 30 of Principal Act (conditions for receipt).20. Amendment of section 89 of Principal Act (conditions for receipt).21. Standardisation of maternity provisions.22. Insurability of outworkers and managers of employment offices.Part IV Contribution Conditions for Pensions (ss. 23-27)23. Conditions for receipt of old age (contributory) pension.24. Conditions for receipt of retirement pension.25. Consequential amendments arising from revised conditions for receipt of old age (contributory) and retirement pensions.26. Power to remove difficulties.27. Application of Part IV.Part V Measures to Combat Abuse (ss. 28-38)28. Information required by Minister.29. Failure to keep records.30. Offences.31. Employers to keep copies of statements issued under Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, 1973.32. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1988 (prosecutions).33. Furnishing of information to Minister by personal representatives.34. Amendment of section 169 of Principal Act (legal proceedings).35. Revised decisions.36. Employment contributions in a winding-up.37. Amendment of section 285(2) of Companies Act, 1963.38. Recovery of sums due to Social Insurance Fund.Part VI Amalgamation of Separate Employer's Occupational Injuries and Redundancy Contributions with Employer's Social Insurance Contributions (ss. 39-40)40. Amalgamation of employer's contribution in respect of occupational injuries with employer's social insurance contribution.39. Amalgamation of employer's redundancy contribution with employer's social insurance contribution.Part VII Miscellaneous (ss. 41-59)42. Waiting days.43. Overlapping provisions.44. Recoupment of supplementary welfare allowance.53. Notification of increase of means.54. Budgeting in relation to social welfare payments.51. Disregarding of means for certain recipients of unemployment assistance.50. Entitlement to unemployment benefit and assistance.49. Requalification for unemployment benefit.48. Definition of "spouse".47. Family income supplement (interpretation).46. Disabled person's maintenance allowance.41. Social assistance schemes, means test exemptions.45. Calculation of supplementary welfare allowance.55. Duration of payment of disability benefit.52. Linking period in unemployment assistance claims.59. Regulations in relation to benefit or assistance.56. Assessment of means.57. Sanction of Minister for Finance in relation to certain regulations.58. Repeals.Part VIII Amendments to Pensions Act (ss. 60-64)60. Borrowing by Board.64. Amendment of Third Schedule to Pensions Act.63. Amendment of section 56 of Pensions Act.62. Amendment of section 55 of Pensions Act.61. Amendment of section 37 of Pensions Act.Schedule ASchedule BSchedule CSchedule D
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 1 April 1991

Social Welfare Act, 1991 (No. 7)

Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part I Preliminary (ss. 1-2)
1. Short title, construction and collective citation.
2. Interpretation.
Part II Increases (ss. 3-16)
3. Social insurance benefits (new rates).
4. Social assistance payments (new rates).
5. Child benefit.
6. Definition of "qualified child".
7. Family income supplement.
8. Carer's allowance.
9. Payments after death.
10. Repeal.
11. Minimum payment of unemployment assistance.
12. Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceilings).
13. Increase in earnings ceiling and minimum contributions payable by self-employed contributors.
14. Self-employment contributions.
15. Voluntary contributions by self-employed contributors.
16. Pay-related benefit.
Part III Contribution Conditions for Short-Term Benefits (ss. 17-22)
17. Conditions for receipt of benefit.
18. Amendment of section 19 of Principal Act (conditions for receipt).
19. Amendment of section 30 of Principal Act (conditions for receipt).
20. Amendment of section 89 of Principal Act (conditions for receipt).
21. Standardisation of maternity provisions.
22. Insurability of outworkers and managers of employment offices.
Part IV Contribution Conditions for Pensions (ss. 23-27)
23. Conditions for receipt of old age (contributory) pension.
24. Conditions for receipt of retirement pension.
25. Consequential amendments arising from revised conditions for receipt of old age (contributory) and retirement pensions.
26. Power to remove difficulties.
27. Application of Part IV.
Part V Measures to Combat Abuse (ss. 28-38)
28. Information required by Minister.
29. Failure to keep records.
30. Offences.
31. Employers to keep copies of statements issued under Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, 1973.
32. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1988 (prosecutions).
33. Furnishing of information to Minister by personal representatives.
34. Amendment of section 169 of Principal Act (legal proceedings).
35. Revised decisions.
36. Employment contributions in a winding-up.
37. Amendment of section 285(2) of Companies Act, 1963.
38. Recovery of sums due to Social Insurance Fund.
Part VI Amalgamation of Separate Employer's Occupational Injuries and Redundancy Contributions with Employer's Social Insurance Contributions (ss. 39-40)
40. Amalgamation of employer's contribution in respect of occupational injuries with employer's social insurance contribution.
39. Amalgamation of employer's redundancy contribution with employer's social insurance contribution.
Part VII Miscellaneous (ss. 41-59)
42. Waiting days.
43. Overlapping provisions.
44. Recoupment of supplementary welfare allowance.
53. Notification of increase of means.
54. Budgeting in relation to social welfare payments.
51. Disregarding of means for certain recipients of unemployment assistance.
50. Entitlement to unemployment benefit and assistance.
49. Requalification for unemployment benefit.
48. Definition of "spouse".
47. Family income supplement (interpretation).
46. Disabled person's maintenance allowance.
41. Social assistance schemes, means test exemptions.
45. Calculation of supplementary welfare allowance.
55. Duration of payment of disability benefit.
52. Linking period in unemployment assistance claims.
59. Regulations in relation to benefit or assistance.
56. Assessment of means.
57. Sanction of Minister for Finance in relation to certain regulations.
58. Repeals.
Part VIII Amendments to Pensions Act (ss. 60-64)
60. Borrowing by Board.
64. Amendment of Third Schedule to Pensions Act.
63. Amendment of section 56 of Pensions Act.
62. Amendment of section 55 of Pensions Act.
61. Amendment of section 37 of Pensions Act.
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
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