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S.I. No. 565/2009 - Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

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  4. a)in so far as they relate to injury benefit and disablement gratuity on 4 January 2010, and (
  5. b)in so far as they relate to disablement pension on 8 January 2010. Definition. 3. In these regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Occupational Injuries) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 102 of 2007 ). Increased rates of benefits and pensions under the occupational injuries scheme. 4. The Principal Regulations are amended by— (
  6. a)the substitution for Schedule 1 thereto by the Schedule set out in Schedule A to these regulations, and (
  7. b)the substitution for Schedule 3 by the Schedule set out in Schedule B to these regulations, subject in respect of the Scale set out in the said Schedule B, to the following provisions— (
  8. i)the rates of pension specified in column

(3)of the Scale shall have effect on and from 8 January 2010 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 4 January
  1. SCHEDULE A “SCHEDULE 1 Article
  2. Weekly Rates of Injury Benefit Payable to Persons under the Age of Sixteen Years
(1)Weekly Rate
(2)(
  1. a)where the relevant employment (if more than one) the relevant employments were, or amounted in the aggregate to, full-time employment or substantially full-time employment (
  2. b)in any other case €196.0093.70 ”. SCHEDULE B “SCHEDULE 3 Articles 9 and 10. 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 1,588 2.30 2 2,382 4.50 3 3,176 6.80 4 3,970 9.10 5 4,764 11.40 6 5,558 13.60 7 6,352 15.90 8 7,146 18.20 9 7,940 20.40 10 8,734 22.70 11 9,528 25.00 12 10,322 27.20 13 11,116 29.50 14 11,910 31.80 15 12,704 34.10 16 13,498 36.30 17 14,292 38.60 18 15,086 40.90 19 15,880 43.10 ”. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, 21 December 2009 MARY HANAFIN, 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 and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009 provides for changes in the maximum rates of benefits payable under the Occupational Injuries Benefits Scheme arising from the Budget. These regulations provide for changes 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 4 January 2010, •in respect of Disablement Pension payable in lieu of such Gratuities, with effect from 8 January 2010, and •in respect of Injury Benefit payable to persons under the age of sixteen with effect from 4 January 2010. 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

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