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- a)in so far as they relate to injury benefit and disablement gratuity on 3 January 2005, and (
- b)in so far as they relate to disablement pension on 7 January 2005. Definition. 3. In these regulations, “the Regulations of 2003” means the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 697 of 2003 ). Increased rates of benefits and pensions under the occupational injuries scheme. 4. The Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 77 of 1967 ) are amended by— (
- a)the substitution for the Second Schedule thereto (inserted by article 4 of the Regulations of 2003) of the Schedule set out in Schedule A to these regulations, subject in respect of the Scale set out in the said Second Schedule (as inserted by these Regulations), to the following provisions— (
- i)the rates of pension specified in column
(3)of the Scale shall have effect on and from 7 January 2005 whether the period taken into account by the assessment began on, before, or after that date, and, (ii) the amounts of gratuity specified in column
(2)of the Scale shall be payable only where the period taken into account by the assessment of the degree of disablement began on or after 3 January 2005, and (b) the substitution for the Fourth Schedule thereto (inserted by article 4 of the Regulations of 2003) of the Schedule set out in Schedule B to these regulations. SCHEDULE A Articles 6 and 7 “SECOND SCHEDULE Scale of Disablement Gratuities and of Weekly Rates of Pension in Lieu of Disablement Gratuities Degree of Disablement
(1)Amount of Gratuity
(2)Weekly Rate of Pension
(3)Per Cent € € 1 1,259 1.80 2 1,889 3.60 3 2,518 5.40 4 3,148 7.20 5 3,777 9.00 6 4,407 10.80 7 5,036 12.60 8 5,666 14.40 9 6,295 16.20 10 6,925 18.00 11 7,554 19.80 12 8,184 21.60 13 8,813 23.40 14 9,443 25.20 15 10,072 27.00 16 10,702 28.80 17 11,331 30.60 18 11,961 32.40 19 12,590 34.20 SCHEDULE B Article 4 “FOURTH SCHEDULE Part I Weekly Rates of Injury Benefit Payable to Persons under the Age of Sixteen Years
(1)Weekly rate
(2)(
- a)Where the relevant employment or (if more than one) the relevant employments were, or amounted in the aggregate to, full-time employment or substantially full-time employment ... ... ... 148.80 (
- b)In any other case ... ... ... ... 71.20 GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs this 16th day of December, 2004. SÉAMUS BRENNAN, Minister for Social and Family Affairs. EXPLANATORY NOTE. (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) The Social Welfare Act 2004 provides for increases in the maximum rates of benefits payable under the Occupational Injuries Benefits Scheme arising from the Budget. These regulations provide for increases in the reduced rates of the following Occupational Injuries benefits: — in respect of Disablement Gratuities appropriate to degrees of disablement assessed at 19% or less, with effect from 3 January 2005, — in respect of Disablement Pension payable in lieu of such Gratuities, with effect from 7 January 2005, and — in respect of Injury Benefit payable to persons under the age of sixteen, with effect from 3 January 2005. 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