Section

1.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

2.

Definitions.

3.

Social insurance benefits (new rates).

4.

Social assistance payments (new rates).

5.

Child benefit.

6.

Definition of “qualified child”.

7.

Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceiling).

8.

Self-employment contributions (increase in earnings ceiling).

9.

Exemption of employed contributors from payment of contributions.

10.

Exemption from payment of contributions, etc.

11.

Pay-related benefit.

12.

Lone parent's allowance.

13.

Miscellaneous amendments to Principal Act for purposes of Part III.

14.

Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Principal Act.

15.

Amendment of section 3 (1) of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976.

16.

Commencement of Part III.

17.

Carer's allowance.

18.

Consequential amendments to Principal Act.

19.

Amendment of section 298 of Principal Act (appeals).

20.

Amendment of section 299 of Principal Act.

21.

Repeal.

22.

Commencement of Part V.

23.

Dissolution of Occupational Injuries Fund.

24.

Transfer of moneys to Social Insurance Fund.

25.

Amendment of section 6 of Employers' Employment Contributions Scheme Act, 1981.

26.

Amendment of Act of 1967.

27.

Amendment of section 15 of Act of 1971.

28.

Amendment of Act of 1984.

29.

Repeals.

30.

Definitions (Part VI).

31.

Commencement of Part VI.

32.

Amendment of section 22 of Principal Act (duration of payment).

33.

Amendment of section 125 of Principal Act (payments after death).

34.

Exemption of certain payments from calculation of means.

35.

Amendment of Third Schedule to Principal Act (calculation of means).

36.

Employment contributions.

37.

Amendment of Part IIA of First Schedule to Principal Act.

38.

Supplementary welfare allowance granted to persons in receipt of certain payments.

39.

Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act (assessment of disablement benefit).

40.

Amendment of section 156B (2) of Principal Act.

41.

Single woman's allowance and orphan's (non-contributory) pension.

42.

Weekly rate of family income supplement.

43.

Effect of means on certain rates of pension, assistance and allowance.

44.

Offences.

45.

Priority debts to Social Insurance Fund in a company winding-up.

46.

Amendment of section 306A of Principal Act.

47.

Participation in Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme.

48.

Disqualification for receipt of assistance.

49.

Increase in certain pensions and benefit when recipient reaches 80 years.

50.

Payment of death benefit by way of parent's pension.

51.

Sanction of Minister for Finance in relation to certain regulations.

Acts Referred to

Companies Act, 1963

1963, No. 33

Companies Acts, 1963 to 1986

Employers' Employment Contribution Scheme Act, 1981

1981, No. 19

Employers' Employment Contribution Scheme Acts, 1981 and 1988

Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976

1976, No. 11

Health Act, 1947

1947, No. 28

Health Act, 1970

1970, No. 1

Health Contributions Act, 1979

1979, No. 4

Income Tax Act, 1967

1967, No. 6

Income Tax Acts

Labour Services Act, 1987

1987, No. 15

Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act, 1984

1984, No. 21

Redundancy Payments Act, 1967

1967, No. 21

Redundancy Payments Act, 1971

1971, No. 20

Redundancy Payments Act, 1979

1979, No. 7

Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1984

Social Welfare Act, 1952

1952, No. 11

Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

1981, No. 1

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1981

1981, No. 3

Social Welfare Act, 1982

1982, No. 2

Social Welfare Act, 1983

1983, No. 6

Social Welfare Act, 1984

1984, No. 5

Social Welfare Act, 1985

1985, No. 5

Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985

1985, No. 14

Social Welfare Act, 1986

1986, No. 8

Social Welfare Act, 1987

1987, No. 2

Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1987

1987, No. 29

Social Welfare Act, 1988

1988, No. 7

Social Welfare Act, 1989

1989, No. 4

Social Welfare Acts, 1981 to 1989

Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981

1981, No. 32