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IMEACHTAÍ AN BHUAN-CHOMHCHOISTE

PROCEEDINGS OF THE STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE

Déardaoin, 18 Nollaig, 1980

Thursday, 18th December, 1980

1. The Committee met at 11.30 a.m.

2. Members Present.

The following members were present:

Deputy O’Keeffe (in the Chair), the Minister for Social Welfare, Deputy Callanan; Senators Donnelly, Harney, Hillery, Kitt.

3. Social Welfare (Consolidation) Bill, 1980.

The Committee took the Bill into consideration.

(i) Section 1 agreed to.

(ii) Section 2.

Amendment proposed (Minister for Social Welfare):

“In page 18, subsection (1), line 6, to delete ‘13’ and substitute ‘14’.”

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment proposed (Minister for Social Welfare):

“In page 20, subsection (6), to line 6, to delete ‘(c)’.”

Amendment agreed to.

Section, as amended, agreed to.

(iii) Sections 3 to 18 inclusive, agreed to.

(iv) Section 19.

Amendment proposed (Minister for Social Welfare):

“In page 32, before line 1, to insert the following subsection:

‘(2) Where a person has been entitled to payment of disability benefit in respect of any day which is on or after 3rd January, 1981, or would but for the provisions of section 18 (2) or 23 (1) have been so entitled then, as respects disability benefit, the benefit year which includes the first such day in every period of incapacity for work which is, or is deemed to be, a separate period of incapacity shall, for the purpose of the condition contained in paragraph (b) of subsection (1), be regarded as continuing for each day of incapacity for work in that period in respect of which the person’s right to such benefit has not been exhausted up to and including the 312th day in that period in respect of which such benefit has been paid.’.”

Amendment agreed to.

Section, as amended agreed to.

(v) Sections 20 to 80 inclusive, agreed to.

(vi) Section 81.

Amendment proposed (Minister for Social Welfare):

“In page 72, subsection (4), lines 12 and 13, to delete ‘has attained pensionable age and’.”

Amendment agreed to.

Section, as amended, agreed to.

(vii) Section 82 to 141 inclusive, agreed to.

(viii) Section 142.

Amendment proposed (Minister for Social Welfare):

“In page 108, subsection (1), lines 28 to 30, to delete paragraph (b) and substitute the following paragraph:

‘(b)while he is undergoing penal servitude, imprisonment or detention in legal custody, or’.”

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment proposed (Minister for Social Welfare):

“In page 109, to delete line 33.”

Amendment agreed to.

Section, as amended, agreed to.

(ix) Sections 143 to 297 inclusive, agreed to.

(x) Section 298.

Question proposed:—“That the section stand part of the Bill.”.

Debate ensued.

Further consideration of the Bill adjourned.

Witness Examined.

Mr. P. Thornton, Director, Statute Law Reform and Consolidation Office was examined.

Question again proposed:—“That the section stand part of the Bill.”.

Question put, and agreed to.

(xi) Section 299 agreed to.

(xii) Section 300.

Amendment proposed (Minister for Social Welfare):

“In page 192, subsection (7), to delete line 46 and substitute ‘pension or supplementary welfare allowance)’.”

Amendment agreed to.

Section, as amended, agreed to.

(xiii) Sections 301 to 313 inclusive, agreed to.

(xiv) First to Sixth Schedules inclusive, agreed to.

(xv) Title agreed to.

4. Witness Examined.

Mr. P. Thornton, Director, Statute Law Reform and Consolidation Office, was examined.

5. Report of the Committee.

The Chairman brought forward a Draft Report which was read as follows:—

“1. The Committee has considered the Bill and has taken evidence thereon. It made certain amendments to the Bill which may be classified as follows:—

(a)an amendment necessitated by the making of the Social Welfare (Modification of Contribution Conditions for Benefit) Regulations, 1980. (S.I. No. 383 of 1980).

(b)amendments which appeared to it to be necessary to the improvement of the form of the Bill.

2. The Committee had before it a communication from the Attorney General that the amendments tabled were all such as are contemplated by the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann and of Seanad Éireann in relation to Consolidation Bills. All of these amendments were accepted by the Committee.

3. The Committee is of the opinion that the Bill, as amended, represents the existing statute law.”.

Draft Report agreed to.

Ordered: To report to both Houses accordingly.

6. Adjournment.

The Committee adjourned at 1.30 p.m.