In short
This law amends the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 and the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009, primarily by incorporating an "Addendum" into the existing redress scheme.
What it regulates
- The definition of the "Scheme" for ex-gratia payments to women.
- The criteria for determining eligibility for payments under the scheme.
- The definition of "relevant payment" within the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009.
Who it concerns
- Women who were admitted to and worked in certain institutions.
- The Minister for Justice and Equality, who is responsible for the commencement of this Act.
Key points
- The "Addendum" dated November 2018 is now part of the "Scheme."
- The "Scheme" provides for ex-gratia payments to women who worked in a relevant institution.
- It also provides for ex-gratia payments to women in accordance with the terms set out in the Addendum.
- An ex-gratia payment under this Scheme is considered a "relevant payment" under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009.
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Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions (Amendment) Act 2019
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Number 26 of 2019
REDRESS FOR WOMEN RESIDENT IN CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019
CONTENTS
1. Definition
2. Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act
3. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act
4. Amendment of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009
5. Short title and commencement
Acts Referred to
Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009
(No. 15)
Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015
(No. 8)
Number 26 of 2019
REDRESS FOR WOMEN RESIDENT IN CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019
An Act to amend the
Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015
; to amend the
Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009
; and to provide for related matters.
[23rd July, 2019]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
Definition
1. In this Act âPrincipal Actâ means the
Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015
.
Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act
2. Section 1 of the Principal Act is amendedâ
(a) by the insertion of the following definition:
â âAddendumâ means the âAddendum to the terms of Magdalen Restorative Justice Ex Gratia Scheme in respect of women who worked in the laundries in the 12 âMagdalenâ institutions and who were resident in one of the 14 adjoining institutionsâ dated November 2018;â, and
(b) by the substitution of the following for the definition of âSchemeâ:
â âSchemeâ means the scheme for the time being administered by the Minister, made by the Government in December 2013, and the terms of which include those set out in the Addendum, providing forâ
(a) the making of ex-gratia payments to women who were admitted to and worked in a relevant institution, and
(b) the making of ex-gratia payments to women in accordance with the terms set out in the Addendum.â.
Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act
3. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection (1)(f), by the substitution of âSchedule, or, where the determination of eligibility concerned was made under the terms set out in the Addendum, the residence and work in relation to which that determination was madeâ for âScheduleâ.
Amendment of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009
4. The
Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009
is amended in paragraph 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 1, by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (a) of the definition of ârelevant paymentâ:
â(a) an ex-gratia payment or payments made to the person under the Scheme (within the meaning of section 1 (amended by
section 2
of the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions (Amendment) Act 2019) of the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015), and includes any benefit provided under that Scheme,â.
Short title and commencement
5. (1) This Act may be cited as the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions (Amendment) Act 2019.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Justice and Equality may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
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