Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 11th February, 2020.
I, REGINA DOHERTY, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 1
(3) of the
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019
(No. 48 of 2019), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019 (Section 4) (Commencement) Order 2020.
Section 4 amends the
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
relating to the qualifying conditions for Illness Benefit, Partial Capacity Benefit, Invalidity Pension, Blind Pension and Disability Allowance to confirm that entitlement to these schemes arises from a physical or mental illness and for no other reason. These provisions are intended to address the consequences of a Supreme Court judgement which found that certain provisions of the
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
relating to the entitlements of prisoners were unconstitutional.