Unemployment Insurance (No. 2) Act, 1924

In short

This law amends existing Unemployment Insurance Acts, primarily by adjusting how unemployment benefits are calculated and introducing a special benefit for certain military personnel. It also allows the Minister for Finance to advance funds to cover unemployment liabilities.

What it regulates

The calculation of the amount of unemployment benefit a person is entitled to receive.
The ability of the Minister for Finance to provide advances to the Unemployment Fund.
A special benefit for certain military personnel whose service ended by June 29, 1924.
Modifications to the requirements for societies or associations regarding unemployment benefit provision.

Who it concerns

Individuals entitled to unemployment benefit under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1924.
Persons enlisted in the military forces of Saorstát Eireann whose service ended on or before June 29, 1924.

Key points

When calculating unemployment benefit, any benefit received during the Third Benefit Year (established by the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1924) will not be considered.
The Minister for Finance can advance sums from the Central Fund to cover liabilities of the Unemployment Fund and can borrow money for this purpose.
Eligible military personnel can receive "Special Benefit" for up to fourteen weeks in the Fourth Benefit Year, with proof of continuous unemployment accepted for claims.
A "Special Unemployment Fund" will be established and managed by the Minister for Industry and Commerce to provide these Special Benefits.

Legal text

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(1)The Minister for Finance may out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof advance any sums required for the purpose of discharging the liabilities of the Unemployment Fund under the Unemployment Insurance Acts 1920 to 1924 as amended by this Act, and for the purpose of providing the sums to be so advanced the Minister for Finance may borrow money in such manner as he may think proper.

(2)Any sums advanced under the foregoing sub-section together with any interest thereon (if any) at such rate as may be fixed by the Minister for Finance shall be charged on and be repayable out of the Unemployment Fund.

(3)The principal and interest of any securities issued by the Minister for Finance for the purpose of borrowing under this section and the expenses incurred in connection with the issue of such securities shall be charged on the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof. Special benefit in respect of military service of persons not insured contributors. 3.—

(1)Every person enlisted in the military forces of Saorstát Eireann whose period of service terminated on or before the 29th day of June, 1924, not being a person to whom section 4 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1924 , applies shall, subject to the provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Acts 1920 to 1924 relating to the payment of Unemployment Benefit so far as they are not inconsistent with this section, be entitled to receive payments (in this Act referred to as “Special Benefit”) at weekly or other prescribed periods during the Fourth Benefit Year, at such rates as are authorised by or under the Unemployment Insurance Acts 1920 to 1924 for persons entitled to Unemployment Benefit and Increased Benefit so long as the Statutory conditions specified in the Principal Act continue to be fulfilled and so long as he is a person who would not be disqualified under that Act to receive Unemployment Benefit: Provided that proof of continuous unemployment prior to the date of the passing of this Act shall be accepted for the purpose of a claim to Special Benefit.

(2)For the purpose of qualifying any person to receive Special Benefit under this section, but for no other purpose, there shall be deemed to have been paid in respect of him into an Unemployment Fund (in this Act referred to as “The Special Unemployment Fund”) such number of contributions as are sufficient so to qualify him.

(3)No person shall receive more Special Benefit than in the proportion of one week's Special Benefit for every six contributions deemed to have been paid for him under the last preceding sub-section.

(4)No person shall receive Special Benefit for more than fourteen weeks in the Fourth Benefit Year or in respect of any period of less than one day.

(5)For the purposes of this section there shall be established, under the control and management of the Minister for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”) a fund called the Special Unemployment Fund into which shall be paid, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, out of moneys to be provided by the Oireachtas such sum or sums as may be required for providing Special Benefit under this section and out of which Special Benefit shall be payable.

(6)Section 11 of the principal Act and sub-section

(2)of section 1 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1922, shall apply to all claims for Special Benefit and all questions which shall arise in connection with such claims and as to whether any person is a person to whom this section applies.

(7)The Minister may make rules providing for any matters incidental to the receipt of Special Benefit. Modification of section 17 of Principal Act. 4.—Notwithstanding anything in any Act it shall not be necessary for the Minister to require any Society or other Association to which section 17 of the Principal Act applies to make before the end of the Fourth Benefit Year any greater provision for Unemployment Benefit than such Society or Association could have been required to make under paragraph (a) of sub-section

(1)of the said section 17 as originally enacted. Short title. 5.—This Act may be cited as the Unemployment Insurance (No. 2) Act, 1924, and shall be construed as one with the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1924, and these Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1924. 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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