S.I. No. 408/2001 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Educational Opportunities) Regulations, 2001 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.
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(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Educational Opportunities) Regulations, 2001.
(2)These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations, 1994 to 2001 shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 to
- Commencement.
- These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 September
- Persons deemed to be available for employment.
- Article 73 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 417 of 1994 ) (as amended by article 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (Educational Opportunities) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 54 of 1998 )) is amended by the substitution for sub-article
(4)of the following sub-articles: “
(4)In the case of a person who commences and continues to participate in an activity in a continuous period of unemployment and is aged 18 years or over and under 21 years and has, at the commencement of the activity, been in receipt of unemployment assistance, unemployment benefit or unemployment assistance and unemployment benefit, for a period of not less than 156 days and who has not been enrolled in or attending an institute of education, for the purposes of completing a course of education or a course of instruction, within the 2 years immediately preceding the commencement of the activity, he or she shall be deemed to be available for employment on any day in which he or she is participating in an activity: Provided that he or she has given prior notice to the Minister of his or her intention to participate in that activity.
(5)In this article “activity” means participation by a person in a course of education, training or development approved by the Minister.”. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, this 28th day of August,
- DERMOT AHERN Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs. The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance on this 31 day of August,
- BERTIE AHERN Minister for Finance. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) To mirror an improvement in qualification for the Back to Education Allowance and Educational, Training and Development option, these Regulations now provide for unemployed persons aged between 18 and 20 years to retain their entitlement to payment of Unemployment Benefit or Assistance while participating in an approved course of education, training or development in the following circumstances:- - where they have been in receipt of Unemployment Assistance or Unemployment Benefit for not less than 156 days, and - where they have been out of formal schooling for at least 2 years. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais